Restarting an Ethernet modem (ADSL) with software

[Tim]

On Mon, 2007-04-09 at 17:53 -0400, William Case wrote:
> My cable modem has to be turned off and restarted every three weeks to
> a month.  If you could tell me how do it with a script, rather than
> going to the basement;  climbing up on the freezer; unplugging and
> waiting for one minute; then restarting, I would really appreciate it.
> I'll write the script if someone can point me to the essentials. 

Find the interface for your router.  If it's a web server, look at the
source code, and work out the URI for the reset button.  Then "wget" the
URI.

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