[CLUE-Tech] CLUE: DSL - PCISYS

[Randy Arabie]

On Tue, 2 Jul 2002, David Anselmi wrote:

> Randy Arabie wrote:
> > 
> > My uptimes are good.  It does go down occaisionally (< 2hrs.), but I suspect 
> > it may be the 50 yr. old patchwork of phone wires in my home.  If I'm home I 
> > can reboot my CISCO 678 and the connection comes right back up.  If I'm not 
> > home...well, it has always just come back up.
> 
> If you're not home, ssh into your linux box, telnet to your modem and 
> reboot it from the command line (or just retrain it).  You'll probably 
> lose your connection, but no sweat.  Rebooting from the command line 
> will also tell you if you have unsaved config that will be lost :-)

If I'm not home, then the only way to ssh into my linux box is across the 
net and through the modem...which in the context of my problem...no longer 
has a connection up with my ISP.

David - Are you thinking straight tonight ;-)

The procedure you describe is exactly what I do...when I am home and I can 
telnet to the modem across my LAN.
-- 
Cheerio!

Randy

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