How can I write a script to disconnect me from my Internet Connection?

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#1

Hello,

I’m total beginner, and I’m lost.
How can I write a script that disconnect me from my current Internet connection and reconnect in 5 minutes?

THNX for helping

#2

Hi.

A search for “Internet Connect, Airport” yields 20 pages of results, so I’ll narrow things down for you. Besides, I remember reading a similar help request a while back that required a three second delay.

Try this - you’ll need GUI scripting enabled (check “enable assistive devices” in the Universal Access pane of System Preferences.) Post #3 of this thread - http://bbs.applescript.net/viewtopic.php?id=17337 - has a different approach that might work if you are pre-Tiger.

The script could be tweaked a bit to suit your needs - for example, quit Internet Connect during the delay then restart it, turn Airport back on, and quit Internet Connect again - but this will give you a head start. Hope it helps.


tell application "Internet Connect"
	activate
	tell application "System Events"
		
		tell window 1 of process "Internet Connect"
			tell button "Airport" of tool bar 1
				click
			end tell
			
			tell button "Turn Airport Off"
				click
			end tell
			delay 300--delay in seconds
			tell button "Turn AirPort On"
				click
			end tell
			
		end tell
	end tell
end tell

delay 3
tell application "Internet Connect" to quit