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Title: How to script or schedule restart?
Post by: jimerman on July 25, 2014, 07:30:39 AM

My DIR-826L has intermittent issues, where it will suddenly lose Internet connectivity or become extremely slow.  Restarting the router fixes it.  This occurs after perhaps a month or two of continuous operation.

So, the question becomes can I schedule a restart, say every Sunday evening?  I don't see a scheduling opportunity in the admin UI.

Another option, is perhaps a shell script that submits the restart URL to the router IP, and thus executes a restart from a Unix server.  Has anyone come across just such an option or tool?

Title: Re: How to script or schedule restart?
Post by: FurryNutz on July 25, 2014, 09:16:35 AM

• What Hardware version is your router? Look at sticker under router.
• Link>What Firmware (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=47512.0) version is currently loaded? Found on the routers web page under status.
• What region are you located?
• Are you wired or wireless connected to the router?
• Has a Factory Reset (http://blog.dlink.com/what-is-a-reset-button-when-should-i-use-it) been performed?
• Was a Factory Reset performed before and after any firmware updates then set up from scratch?

FW Update Process (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=42457.0)

• Was the router working before any firmware updates?

Internet Service Provider and Modem Configurations

• What ISP Service do you have? Cable or DSL?
• What ISP Modem Mfr. and model # do you have?
• Is ISP Modem/Service using Dynamic or Static WAN IP addressing?
• What ISP Modem service link speeds UP and Down do you have?

Usually restarting of any router should not be needed and if it seems that it does, this may indicate a problem either with the router, configuration of the router, ISP service issue or a surrounding environment issue.

Title: Re: How to script or schedule restart?
Post by: FurryNutz on August 29, 2014, 06:58:11 AM

Any status on this?  ???

Quote from: jimerman on July 25, 2014, 07:30:39 AM

My DIR-826L has intermittent issues, where it will suddenly lose Internet connectivity or become extremely slow.  Restarting the router fixes it.  This occurs after perhaps a month or two of continuous operation.

So, the question becomes can I schedule a restart, say every Sunday evening?  I don't see a scheduling opportunity in the admin UI.

Another option, is perhaps a shell script that submits the restart URL to the router IP, and thus executes a restart from a Unix server.  Has anyone come across just such an option or tool?