Recently, my Netgear router keeps connecting and disconnecting, which causes my Wi-Fi to go in and out at my house. I was wondering if anybody could think of a creative way to cut power to the router and then turn it back on remotely. In other words, power cycle my modem remotely. This sounds counte…

Yeah. I created a remote control system using a GSM (cellular) controlled relay to re-boot my cable modem and router. A bit cumbersome, but it works. If you need parts information, let me know.

This is a pretty common use case, and there are a couple of existing threads about it. Short answer is that there are some devices made specifically to do this. They will ping the Internet, Either a specific URL you select. or on some models just a URL from the company. If the pinging is unsuccess…

There’s an edge driver that can be used to detect if a device on your LAN is online/offline. [image] GitHub - toddaustin07/edge_landevmon: LAN Device Monitor for SmartThings Edge LAN Device Monitor for SmartThings Edge. Contribute to toddaustin07/edge_landevmon development by creating a…

I had a problem with a previous router messing up our Wi-Fi on a regular basis. It did not loose the Internet connection only WiFi connectivity. Since I had a SmartThings v2 hub with an Ethernet connection, ST continued to work. So I put a ZigBee plug on my router power supply with a local routin…

Just found this: [image] WiFi ResetPlug A smart plug to monitor your WiFi router/modem and reset power if WiFi fails.

[image] Andreas_Roedl: Just found this: http://resetplug.com/ That specific brand is discussed in detail at the link I gave in my earlier post.

Thanks everybody. Lots of ideas here. It turns out my Arris docsis 3 surfboard cable Modem died after 12 years. I replaced it and everything is working now. I very rarely lose WiFi connectivity. Maybe 5 times in the last 10 years. So I was in panic mode.

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Barkis (John C) July 22, 2024, 10:39pm 8

The solution I’m using at two locations is KeepConnect, my SmartThings use case is described here.

I’ve found it very reliable, particularly with the latest version of firmware.

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