XPost: alt.os.linux, sci.electronics.repair   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2017-11-15 08:25, ATANARJUAT wrote:   
   > On Wed, 15 Nov 2017 07:22:29 -0000 (UTC), Blake Snyder wrote   
   >  in response to Blake Snyder    
   >   
   >> Klugey approach?   
   >>   
   >> Set a WatchDog Timer reboot.   
   >>   
   >> Specify an IP that won't respond to pings, set up the WatchDog timer to   
   >> ping it every 24*60*60 seconds, with a fail count of 7. (or suitable   
   >> numbers that the GUI will accept).   
   >   
   > You could even have it ping a machine on your network somewhere that you   
   > could take off-line when you wanted to reboot everything.   
      
   Do you know of a reasonably cheap hardware device that can monitor   
   something on the network, and powercycle it when needed? A watchdog that   
   acts on a hung device, say.   
      
   I know one or two, but they are expensive.   
   A timer reboot is too aggressive when a reboot is not needed.   
      
      
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