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A smart plug that resets router and modem when WiFI fails (resetplug.com)
1 point by bitsweet on May 2, 2016 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


In the 90s we used the serial port to send a heartbeat via a daemon into a Resistor / Capacitor combo. If the voltage dropped it fired a relay to press reset on the PC.

That's how we got good uptime without being on call :)




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