[188417] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Oh dear, we've all been made redundant...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chuck Church)
Mon Mar 21 13:06:42 2016
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From: "Chuck Church" <chuckchurch@gmail.com>
To: "'Mike'" <mike-nanog@tiedyenetworks.com>,
<nanog@nanog.org>
In-Reply-To: <56EEDC3D.4010804@tiedyenetworks.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 13:06:35 -0400
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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-bounces@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=20
> by power cycling the modem and router. But that can be hard to do!=20
> 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=20
> occur at initial setup, every 24 hours and after a power failure. Do=20
> 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=20
> Internet reset Resets hard-to-reach modem/router Less Internet=20
> downtime Less daily stress No need to manually reset Reset occurs at=20
> programmed time Updated information from Internet service provider=20
> Proper reboot after a power failure Resetting allows equipment to=20
> auto-correct issues
>
>
