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I've tried using Lynx to navigate to the reboot page, no joy. The idea was that a text only version would be easier to automate.<br />
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A hardware timer like something that cuts the power?
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I've tried using Lynx to navigate to the reboot page, no joy. The idea was that a text only version would be easier to automate.

A hardware timer like something that cuts the power?

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Exactly. Brute force, but simple and effective.
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Exactly. Brute force, but simple and effective.

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Could not find one off the shelf, asked a friend to build one, no luck.<br />
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So it's back to scripting. I'm going to try to record a quick AutoIT script this evening, to see how well it works. <br />
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Will post back the results.
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Could not find one off the shelf, asked a friend to build one, no luck.

So it's back to scripting. I'm going to try to record a quick AutoIT script this evening, to see how well it works.

Will post back the results.

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Tried the AutoIT route, worked but not reliable, so ended up using a wall socket with a timer.
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Tried the AutoIT route, worked but not reliable, so ended up using a wall socket with a timer.

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Hi,<br />
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I have a RV042 that connects, via VPN, several branches. It's usually stable, but every 2/3 weeks it crashes and requires a restart. And since it's in a remote location, it's not convenient to send someone there simply to power cycle the router.<br />
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Can I schedule the router to automatically restart every x days? It's the new model, where you no longer have ssh (and cron) access.<br />
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If the answer is: can't do that directly from the router, then can I use a script? Powershell, maybe, to login to the router and restart?<br />
<br />
Thank you.
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Hi,

I have a RV042 that connects, via VPN, several branches. It's usually stable, but every 2/3 weeks it crashes and requires a restart. And since it's in a remote location, it's not convenient to send someone there simply to power cycle the router.

Can I schedule the router to automatically restart every x days? It's the new model, where you no longer have ssh (and cron) access.

If the answer is: can't do that directly from the router, then can I use a script? Powershell, maybe, to login to the router and restart?

Thank you.

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