On Mon, Feb 01, 2010 at 10:31:04AM -0700, Dave Smith wrote: > 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. >
I've used Jason Holt's Gadgetboard for this before. It was pretty cheap, and you can use it for lots of different things. You might be able to do something similar with a prebuilt system like an Arduino. Just be careful not to burn your house down. -- Andrew McNabb http://www.mcnabbs.org/andrew/ PGP Fingerprint: 8A17 B57C 6879 1863 DE55 8012 AB4D 6098 8826 6868 /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
