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Re: EG-PMS2-LAN - Ethernet controlled power strip - works in Linux

From "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject Re: EG-PMS2-LAN - Ethernet controlled power strip - works in Linux
Date 2018-02-22 01:13 +0100
Message-ID <hhe1me-a44.ln1@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink)
References <slrnp8p3aa.630.wzab@wzab.nasz.dom> <gp30me-vbo.ln1@Telcontar.valinor> <p6kibd$gut$1@dont-email.me>

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On 2018-02-21 20:46, Scott Alfter wrote:
> In article <gp30me-vbo.ln1@Telcontar.valinor>,
> Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>> On 2018-02-20 22:04, Wojciech Zabołotny wrote:
>>> I was looking for a cheap Ethernet controlled power strip compatible
>>> with Linux, that I could control not only from web GUI, but also from my
>>> software.
>>> I have found EG-PMS2-LAN: http://gembird.nl/item.aspx?id=7416
>>> at reasonable price.
>>
>> I was seeking for a similar thing.
>>
>> My use case is that my router locks hard randomly. Several times a day,
>> or once per month. So I could ping it from a computer, and if no
>> response, then power cycle it.
>>
>> The question then is if I can pulse the power off, not permanently. That
>> it automatically returns to power on state, or my router will never
>> power on again.
> 
> I went with a RemoteBoot:
> 
> https://the-perf-shop.myshopify.com/products/remoteboot-preorder
> 
> (The link says "preorder" because it originated on Kickstarter, but it's
> already in small-scale production.)
> 
> It goes inside your computer's case, connected inline on the power- and
> reset-switch leads, and draws power from a USB header or other always-on 5V
> source.  It uses WiFi instead of Ethernet, but you can log into it to turn
> your computer on and off and hit Reset.  You can also have it monitor the
> activity and hard-drive LED outputs to trigger a reset if no activity is
> seen on them after some interval.  $30, and since it doesn't handle line
> power by itself, it works anywhere. 

What I want has to be near the router, and there is no computer nearby,
so no USB and no case. The purpose is to power cycle the router, so I
can't count on Internet to access it, it has to be LAN.

The thing in the OP seems just it.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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EG-PMS2-LAN - Ethernet controlled power strip - works in Linux Wojciech Zabołotny <wzab@wzab.nasz.dom> - 2018-02-20 21:04 +0000
  Re: EG-PMS2-LAN - Ethernet controlled power strip - works in Linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-02-21 13:03 +0100
    Re: EG-PMS2-LAN - Ethernet controlled power strip - works in Linux scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2018-02-21 19:46 +0000
      Re: EG-PMS2-LAN - Ethernet controlled power strip - works in Linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-02-22 01:13 +0100
  Re: EG-PMS2-LAN - Ethernet controlled power strip - works in Linux Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2018-02-21 14:45 +0000
    Re: EG-PMS2-LAN - Ethernet controlled power strip - works in Linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-02-22 01:21 +0100
    Re: EG-PMS2-LAN - Ethernet controlled power strip - works in Linux wzab01@gmail.com - 2018-02-22 04:26 -0800
      Re: EG-PMS2-LAN - Ethernet controlled power strip - works in Linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-02-22 15:09 +0100

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