Rascal is an advanced dial-up session manager for users who need a single reliable solution for keeping their connection alive. Rascal monitors your dial-up sessions to make sure that you stay connected. It does this by simulating network activity to fool idling detectors and by restoring the connection if it is lost. When a connection is made or lost, Rascal can notify you of it with an audio alert. Rascal also gives you information about your dial-up session, including the name of the dial-up server, the IP address of the current connection, a calculation of your monthly connection costs so far, and a time log of how long you've been online for the current session, day, week, month, and year.