actiontec, qworst, and unhappiness

[TJ Hunter]

a cron job running a simple shell script using a command line program
called bottle rocket[1] and an x10 firecracker kit[2] would be perfect
for what you need.

[1] http://mlug.missouri.edu/~tymm/
[2] http://www.x10.com/automation/ck18a_s_ps32.html

-TJ

On 6/3/05, Glen Wagley <gwagley at wagdog.net> wrote:
> I contacted the Utopia folks a couple of weeks ago and it looks like my part of
> Orem won't be getting service until next year. I'm stuck with qwest dsl until
> then. I have the infamous actiontec modem which I loathe. About once or twice a
> week (and always while I'm at work), I'll notice that I can't ssh into my box at
> home. I then ping the modem (which I have setup as a gateway) and of course it
> has frozen. I then call my wife and kindly ask her to unplug the stupid thing
> and plug it back in. This has bitten me a few times when I needed to drag some
> files off that box remotely. Qwest claims that this is normal. Barring the fact
> that I need to get a Cisco 678, what else can I do to keep this stupid actiontec
> up? Is there any way that I could have a machine ping the thing every so often,
> and kick off something that would powercycle it when needed?
> 
> --
> Glen Wagley <gwagley at wagdog.net>
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