Browser command to reboot router?

[Rynno]

Is there a simple way to reboot the WL500g via a browser?
Like: http://my-router:8080/reboot2342 (only a sample, not working of course)

Reason for asking is our shared network/internet acces with my neighbour.
It happend a few times while i was not at home or on vacation, and the router
needed a reset. My neighbour is not technical at all, so i need a simple solution.
Or a reboot command in the Web Manager window, but that's a bit tricky while
he could mess things up
A telnet client with only one button could allso do the trick...

p.s. The router is not fysically accessible for my neighbour, it's at my home.

[Styno]

Search the forum for 'hidden admin page'. With this page you can issue the 'reboot' command and a lot more...

[Rynno]

Search the forum for 'hidden admin page'. With this page you can issue the 'reboot' command and a lot more...

Thanks for your reply.
The reboot command works ofcourse but i would like something without
loggin in, enter a name and pasword, enter reboot and refresh.
I'll ask a friend of mine to program some kind of "reboot for dummies"
Let you know if i found a way.

[brubber]

Why do need to reboot if you still have wireless / wired access to the router??

Does you neighbour know you're categorising him as a dummy?

Simple solution: Buy a simple remote controlled power switch, plug in your router and hand the remote control to your neigbour.

http://www.eijlander.nl/article.php?group=751&id=46469 (Dutch)

[Antiloop]

Thanks for your reply.
The reboot command works ofcourse but i would like something without
loggin in, enter a name and pasword, enter reboot and refresh.
I'll ask a friend of mine to program some kind of "reboot for dummies"
Let you know if i found a way.

if you are using an old firmware (1.7.x.x and lower)
you can do an empty 'GET ' request (note the space after get)
this will cause the httpd to die, and it will cause the router to reboot because httpd is terminated due to a flaw

thus:
telnet WANIP portnumber
type GET<SPACE><ENTER>
you will not see any character at the screen, also connection will be terminated

[Styno]

There is yet another way. You can use the 'full busybox webserver' and create a reboot cgi-script for it. You can start this webserver at some weird (high) portnumber for basic (very low ofcourse) security. If you want to reboot the router you just type:

http://yourip:portnumber/cgi-bin/reboot.sh

Info on howto setup your own cgi-bin enabled webserver: http://wiki.wl500g.info/index.php/PackageWebserver
(also use the search)

[Rynno]

Why do need to reboot if you still have wireless / wired access to the router??

Does you neighbour know you're categorising him as a dummy?

Simple solution: Buy a simple remote controlled power switch, plug in your router and hand the remote control to your neigbour.

http://www.eijlander.nl/article.php?group=751&id=46469 (Dutch)

1) Good question, i have a complete (Cat5E) wired house with multiple
outlets in several rooms. There are also 2 wired connections to my
neighbour, so the wireless is used only for my laptop (at this moment)
In case of a problem it's always the WAN port, so a reboot is needed.

2) I didn't call him that face to face, but he would agree
He is smart, but doesn't have much computer nowledge

3)Thought of that, but we live in a digital world and digital it will be...

Eilander is interesting, thanks for that link.
I was looking for a special Velleman kit, they might have that...

Styno's solution is what i meanth, i'll try that.

[Jeroen Vonk]

There are also 2 wired connections to my
neighbour, so the wireless is used only for my laptop (at this moment)
In case of a problem it's always the WAN port, so a reboot is needed.

This sounds like the big "wan port dies" issue a lot of people had. For me the solution was fixing the wan port at 100 mbps half duplex. Also a lot of people here reported that the new Asus beta 1.8.2.4 fixed their problem.

[Rynno]

This sounds like the big "wan port dies" issue a lot of people had. For me the solution was fixing the wan port at 100 mbps half duplex. Also a lot of people here reported that the new Asus beta 1.8.2.4 fixed their problem.

Think you're right, i should find a solution for this problem at first.
If that doesn't work, i can work on the "remote reboot" option.
I'll change this right now to 100mb/half duplex, see if it works.
(Using FW 1.7.5.6-CR5 at this moment)

(EDIT)
Connection now set at 100mb/half duplex, curious if problem is solved...