12/25/2023 0 Comments Remotely rebooting router![]() Maybe they don’t let you provide your own router? I don’t know. After dealing with it for a year I kicked AT&T and their crappy box out of our house. Everyone I know who choses them does so for the TV stations, not the internet. It’s been years since I tried them but when I did they only provided modems with built in routers. I’m not sure if they still allow customers to provide their own modems but they definitely allow us to provide our own routers.Ī lot of people in my area go with AT&T for their TV and broadband. We have a much smaller, more local company. There are plenty of valid things to complain about them but hey do allow a user to provide their own equipment even if it isn’t their default arrangement anymore and you have to insist. A majority of the US is served by Comcast. The largest cable provider in the US is Comcast. Is it really so common here to have zero choices that allow providing one’s own equipment? I agree that the lack of competition in the US is really bad. Posted in home hacks, Wireless Hacks Tagged diy, ESP8266, power cycle, reboot, state machine Post navigation ![]() If you’re programming devices that interface to physical things, these techniques are definitely good practice. Another great example is this IoT Garage Door Opener project. By structuring the code so that there is a finite number of specific states the device can be in (router power on, router power off, and testing connection) and by defining exactly how and when the device switches between those states, operation and troubleshooting becomes a much more manageable job. It makes a great example of how to implement a simple event-driven finite state machine in a way that’s clear and concise. While the code for making this happen may sound trivial, nevertheless delves into documenting it. used a relay module that has built-in screw terminals and a socket for the ESP8266-01, so it looks like the whole device can be put together without soldering a thing. Then, after a delay, power is re-connected and all of one’s problems are over until the next time it happens. ![]() If Google cannot be reached, the board assumes a reboot is needed and disconnects the 12 V power supply from the router by using a relay. The device is an ESP8266 board configured to try to reach Google periodically via the local wireless network. The three-dollar router rebooter may be a simple device with only one job, but it’s well documented and worth a look. It’s a simple but inconvenient solution to a problem that shouldn’t exist, but that didn’t stop from automating it for a few bucks in parts. Sometimes connectivity problems go away by power cycling a router. ![]()
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