We use APC Powerswitch here. They're not badly priced and give you a telnet/http controllable 8 port powerbar.
-- Ian Cass ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Ackermann N8UR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 1:26 PM Subject: network watchdog hardware/software > I'm using a "business class" cable modem setup with Roadrunner. Actually, > it works pretty well and the reliability is OK. However, when it goes > down, the tech support line's first answer is always to reset the router (a > Cisco br905). Amazingly and annoyingly enough, that usually works. The > problem is that it's not always easy to do a power cycle because there's > not always someone where the router is. > > I think I need a software watchdog that pings several external sites every > five minutes or so, and if all the pings fail twice in a row (or some other > metric), twiddles a control line on a serial or parallel port that can > drive an external relay to cycle power to the router. > > I'm sure I can hack all that together, but before I do, I wonder if (a) > someone's already done the software daemon, and (b) whether there exists a > reasonably-priced box that provides a switched AC outlet based on a control > signal. > > Thanks, > > John > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ---- > John Ackermann N8UR [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.febo.com > President, TAPR [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tapr.org > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
