Control Ppp

Control PPP is the original and best control strip module for all you road warriors. It lets you connect or disconnect PPP and open the TCP and PPP control panels. It also indicates whether PPP is open or not by a mere glance at its icon, records the time you spend online, shows your IP address and activity, and lets you switch between saved configurations. It now works with all versions of MacPPP, FreePPP and OT/PPP available at the time of writing, (including FreePPP 2.6 but excluding AOL link or AT&T WorldNet, which use proprietary code). Q: There are millions of PPP control strips: why use this one? A: Because it: * Combines the features of all the other control strips in one simple module. * Unlike certain other control strip activity meters, this one works smoothly. * Works with _all_ the current versions of PPP, even if you switch among them without restarting. * Is standalone and doesn't require any extensions, scripting additions, installers or similar baggage. * Is carefully optimised to use as little CPU time as possible. * Runs PowerPC native if you're using Extensions Strip 1.2 or greater. * Monitors OT/PPP directly, using an efficient, asynchronous C interface, and doesn't go blasting AppleEvents around your Mac every second, which is what some others do. New in Version 2.0: * An activity meter so you can keep an eye on your PPP efficiency. * It has a new menu which lets you switch between saved configurations of OT/TCP, OT/PPP and FreePPP. * Now shows the IP address of your Mac in the popup menu. * Updated for compatibility with FreePPP 2.6 and OT/PPP. * Auto-detects the relevant flavour of PPP, even if it is changed without restarting. * Fixed the bug whereby FreePPP 2.5 with MacTCP would only connect once. Control PPP is shareware and costs $10 if you use it for more than 30 days.