On Monday 01 February 2010, Dave Smith proclaimed: > I have used high-end remote power controllers in the past from Pulizzi > and Eaton, but now I want one that is cheap, simple and easily > controllable by Linux. We have a Comcast cable modem at work, and it > needs the occasional reboot to stay happy (ah, fond memories of Windows > 95). My particular modem (SMC8014) doesn't appear to have a wget'able > reboot URL, and I want to cold-reboot it anyway. > > What have you used for remote power control on the cheap (under $100)? > I've heard of X10 being used for this sort of thing, but I don't know > how controllable it would be from, e.g., a shell script.
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