On 4/12/07, D. Hugh Redelmeier <hugh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
| > > Is there some way of restarting an Ethernet modem (ADSL) with | > > software, i.e., without switching it off and then on by hardware? | > | > This is a bit off topic for this forum (unless the modem is running Fedora). | > | | Yea, it is OT, but, boy, would I like to read an answer. | | I have a cable service provider, rogers.com, that won't talk to you if | you have a router or use Linux. Rogers.com isn't ADSL, it is cable TV broadband (DOCSIS). Why do you (Paul) want to restart your ADSL modem? Or you (William) want to restart your Rogers DOCSIS modem? Paul: what is the problem that you expect to fix by power cycling your ADSL modem? Proper modem functionality (ADSL <=> ethernet) or additional functionality (PPPoE <=> TCP/IP or NAPT)? If it is the latter, consider using a broadband router.
From time to time, my modem gets deadlocked and I have to power cycle
it. I just thought it could be easier to have a software way of doing that. And, actually, it can be done with the web interface of my modem (an Ethernet ADSL one; brand: SpeedTouch). Likewise William, my modem is not physically very accessible by hand... Paul
