[ale] Old topic - Easy answers hopefully - DSL power cycling

[John Wells]

I'm curious as to why one would do this?


--- Russell Hogg <russellh at x-soft.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> There have been quite a few strands across this list
> about cycling the power
> on DSL modems when the connections drop.  If I
> remember correctly the tool
> of choice has been an X-10 module that pings
> something external every so
> often and if unsuccessful cycles the modem.  Of
> course there is more to it
> than this.  I'm sure you wouldn't want to cycle the
> modem continuously if
> the problem wasn't related to it.  I'm rambling now.
>  
> 
> Basically I'm curious if anyone has that App/Script
> handy.  And not only
> that but GASP! Anybody know of anything similar for
> Windows?
> 
> I have been thru to Archives at ALE.org and not
> found anything in
> particular.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Russ
> 
> 
> 
> 
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