Oh, also, you need to specify that you want a reverse configured Smitch so that the default setting is power ON. (In case of power failures etc) Also you will need to set your BIOS to autostart after power failure. Mark. -----Original Message----- From: Mark Karena [mailto:administrator(a)enlightenhosting.com] Sent: Wednesday, 30 November 2005 10:54 a.m. To: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Subject: Re: [nznog] Remote server booting Smitches are really quite good for emergency hard power cycles. They are a secure pager connected to a power outlet switching box, you dial in to the smitch unit using a unique number for the unit, you then enter your passcode for the unit, then turn it on or off. It takes about 30 seconds for the unit to respond and kill power to the device. As I said, this is a hard power cut / cycle and should only ever be done when you have no other options. :) If you are using a device with a UPS then obviously you need to place the smitch between the UPS and the device. Hope this helps. Mark Karena. -----Original Message----- From: zcat [mailto:zcat(a)maxnet.co.nz] Sent: Wednesday, 30 November 2005 10:48 a.m. To: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Subject: Re: [nznog] Remote server booting
Theres a box called a smitch, which you can remotely turn on or off using a SMS message. They're quite pricy at around $300 NZ, but you could put one in a place thats otherwise hard to get to... someone's roof-space for example.
I once saw someone modify a minicall pager to hit the reset line, many many years ago. You're setting yourself up for a very nasty DoS if anyone ever finds out the number though! _______________________________________________ NZNOG mailing list NZNOG(a)list.waikato.ac.nz http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/nznog _______________________________________________ NZNOG mailing list NZNOG(a)list.waikato.ac.nz http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/nznog