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| 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> |
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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