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Forums › Spark New Zealand (including Skinny and BigPipe) › Skinny Smartmodem: How to schedule reboots?
boland

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#293900 21-Feb-2022 12:04
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I'm on Skinny Fixed Broadband. Every 2-3 weeks or so I need to reboot my Skinny Smartmodem as I get DHCP errors on one or more devices. A reboot fixes it.

 

I would like to schedule these reboots to happen e.g. every week on Sunday morning. I can't find it in the settings though, am I out of luck?

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  #2871921 21-Feb-2022 12:22
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I doubt that the manufacturer or Skinny would want to admit that the device needs regular resets to keep it working

 

You could use a programmable plug timer to kill the power once a week: https://www.bunnings.co.nz/hpm-plug-in-slim-digital-timer-7-day-white-d817slim_p4420195



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  #2871923 21-Feb-2022 12:24
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When you wake up Sunday morning turn off the power point the modem is plugged into and then turn it back on again

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  #2871926 21-Feb-2022 12:29
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Linux:

 

When you wake up Sunday morning turn off the power point the modem is plugged into and then turn it back on again

 

Thanks @Linux but I was hoping for an automatic process :) As I am trying to automate as much as possible here at home. I've got a RPI I could use, but don't think the modem has an API or something.



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  #2871938 21-Feb-2022 12:32
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A smart plug?

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  #2871941 21-Feb-2022 12:36
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Doesn't even need a smart plug, just a timer plug. Even the most basic rotary dial ones, set it to go down for 15 mins at 4am every night. Done.

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  #2871951 21-Feb-2022 12:41
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Thanks @lxsw20 what a simple solution, that should work! :D

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