I use an X10 device for exactly this purpose. I bought it off ebay for around $20, I think. It comes with a transmitter that plugs into the serial port, a receiver that turns one device on/off, and one additional receiver. There are several linux-compatible ways to address the transmitter; I've been using one called "bottle rocket" because it was the first one I tried, and it worked for me. The X10 package I bought is called "firecracker".
Best, Andy ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] * andrew_perrin (at) unc.edu On Tue, 16 Sep 2003, Ralph Blach wrote: > Does anybody know of a coputer controlable power on/off device. I want be able to > recycle power to my > DSL modem from my computer. The device should plug into a parallel port/serial port > and be > able to turn power 120 volt power on and off on command. > > Chip > > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc > -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
