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Megatec make a few devices for power cycling routers: http://www.megatec.com.tw/info.htm http://www.megatec.com.tw/info.htm I've not tried one and at around $7
by gav 9y ago
Megatec make a few devices for power cycling routers: http://www.megatec.com.tw/info.htm http://www.megatec.com.tw/info.htm
I've not tried one and at around $75 they aren't cheap. I was looking into them at a time when my cable modem would forget how to route anything and need to be power cycled, but replacing it did the trick.
- gwern 9y agoI am both awed and dismayed that this is a thing.
- Johnny555 9y agoHere's another one: http://resetplug.com/ http://resetplug.com/ And here's one that resets based on a timer rather than Wifi signal: http://www.netreset.com/ http://www.netreset.com/ And another one that uses ethernet: https://www.amazon.com/3Gstore-Remote-Power-IP-Switch/dp/B01GOOE8OY/ https://www.amazon.com/3Gstore-Remote-Power-IP-Switch/dp/B01...
- peterburkimsher 9y agoThank you so much for finding existing products! I'm certainly going to buy one of these. ResetPlug is for WiFi, but hasn't posted anything since 2016 (I'm a bit worried that it might not exist any more). Megatec ezPower is in Taiwan (local for me), but is only Ethernet. Often the Ethernet still works even when the WiFi doesn't, so I'll try to get the ResetPlug first.
- kalleboo 9y agoMy parents just used one of those old school mechanical socket timers and had it shut down for 5 minutes every morning at 4 AM. Might not work for you if you have long-running connections you need to maintain...