Search the forum for 'hidden admin page'. With this page you can issue the 'reboot' command and a lot more...
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.
Search the forum for 'hidden admin page'. With this page you can issue the 'reboot' command and a lot more...
Thanks for your reply.Originally Posted by Styno
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.
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)
Brubber
WL-500g, WL-138g, WL-160g
if you are using an old firmware (1.7.x.x and lower)Originally Posted by Rynno
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
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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)
1) Good question, i have a complete (Cat5E) wired house with multipleOriginally Posted by brubber
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.
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.Originally Posted by Rynno
Think you're right, i should find a solution for this problem at first.Originally Posted by Jeroen Vonk
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...
Last edited by Rynno; 20-11-2004 at 20:42.