Uggghhh. I've always hated this 'reboot, see if it fixes it' methodology. If the CPEs can't recover from error conditions correctly, they shouldn't be used. I blame Microsoft for making this concept acceptable. LOL.
Chuck -----Original Message----- From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-boun...@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Mike Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2016 1:22 PM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Oh dear, we've all been made redundant... This is great, I now have something I can show to my customers to confirm that all this power cycling and such really is an 'accepted problem'... On 03/19/2016 04:16 PM, Warren Kumari wrote: > Found on Staple's website: > http://www.staples.com/NetReset-Automated-Power-Cycler-for-Modems-and- > Routers/product_1985686 > > Fixes all issues, less downtime, less stress... > Improves performance, eliminates buffering... > It slices, it dices in teeny, tiny slices. > It makes mounds of julienne fries in just seconds. > ... > > Description - copied here for convenience: > > All the issues associated with the Internet being down can be solved > by power cycling the modem and router. But that can be hard to do! > NetReset resolves network issues by offering sequential power cycling. > This means that when the modem and router are plugged into the device, > they are powered up at different times. The modem is powered up first, > then a minute later, the router is powered up. This rebooting will > occur at initial setup, every 24 hours and after a power failure. Do > you have a modem/router combo? No problem! NetReset will also power cycle the > modem/router combo. > > > Automatically resets user's Internet every 24 hours Maximizes Internet > speed & reliability Eliminates media stream buffering Hands-free > Internet reset Resets hard-to-reach modem/router Less Internet > downtime Less daily stress No need to manually reset Reset occurs at > programmed time Updated information from Internet service provider > Proper reboot after a power failure Resetting allows equipment to > auto-correct issues > >
