The thread is here: https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=40437.0

Pretty creepy that the GW1000 does that.

On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 12:38 PM galfert <[email protected]> wrote:

> The GW1000 has a built in heath check. It is designed to ping an Internet
> IP address in China. Some people are not happy about that. If the GW1000
> can't ping that internally set IP then it reboots. There are other health
> checks like it needs to also be able to reach an NTP server on the
> Internet...again this is internal and cannot be changed. If any of these
> health check issues occur it reboots. There is a thread over on
> wxforum.net where someone was attempting to run a GW1000 that was not
> connected to the Internet, because they were going to use a ham radio and
> solar panels and battery storage to run the thing. The project at first did
> not run well because the GW1000 needs Internet for these health functions.
> The project progressed and spoofing the NTP server and such were required
> in order to maintain the GW1000 running so that it wouldn't constantly
> reboot.
> https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=40768.0
>
> Therefore...I see no need for a reboot function. If the GW1000 has poor
> connectivity to the Internet it will reboot automatically. I'm starting to
> suspect a bad GW1000...or you have poor WiFi coverage.
>
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 3:03:17 PM UTC-5 [email protected]
> wrote:
>
>> If it truly needs scheduled reboot..  I am guessing .. a smart plug on
>> the USB brick?    The again.. if WiFi is issue, smart plug may have issues
>> too.
>> I have a GW1000.  it is on alllllll  the time. but it is near one of my
>> mesh pucks.
>>
>> jim
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 2:47 PM gjr80 <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wednesday, 17 February 2021 at 01:41:36 UTC+10 [email protected]
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> If 'reset' does a factory reset, I think I agree with you - not too
>>>> much value in that for me. OTOH, being able to reboot remotely, at least in
>>>> my case, might be a benefit.
>>>>
>>>> While I understand the ability of Weewx and the GW1000 driver to
>>>> attempt to reconnect to the gateway. Unfortunately, that doesn't solve the
>>>> problem if it's alive but unresponsive.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Unfortunately having an API means of reboot does not solve your problem
>>> either as an unresponsive device is exactly that.... unresponsive.
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>
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