$$Scheduling Connecting & Disconnecting From Your ISP$$

With many ISPs using PPPoE-based connections, & many ISPs having awkward schemes such as night unlimited starting at 2 AM, it's a good idea to schedule your dialling process rather than staying up late at night. Once Connected, your downloads can start. You can also schedule to connect to VPNs.First we create a batch file. Start Notepad (or any other text editor). Enter the following:
RASDIAL:
should be your exact connection name. Save the file using a suitable name such as "DIALNET.BAT".Now create a schedule by clicking on Scheduled Tasks in the Control Panel. Double-click on Add Scheduled Task. Click Next. Browse & choose the path of the BAT file. Choose the type of frequency you want the task to run at. Next set the time & date. Finally enter the password for the account running the dialer. You can further make changes to the schedule by right-clicking on the newly-created scheduled task & clicking on Properties.So why would you want to make changes? Well. many more settings can be applied, & multiple schedules can be alloted. Say you connect between 12 AM & 8 AM, & then you want it to connect at 1 PM again. Such options are available only once you're done adding the schedule through the Wizard.Similar to scheduling a connection, disconnection can be done in the same manner. Some alterations in the batch file creation are needed. First, create a new text file & enter.
RASDIAL /disconnect:
Save the file as a BAT file, for example, "DISC-NET.BAT". Be sure to enter your exact connection name in place of . Once again, like the connection schedule, create a schedule in the same manner only this time choose the Disconnecting BAT file.