[TriLUG] remote power on/off device

[Andrew Perrin]

I use an X10 device for exactly this purpose. I bought it off ebay for
around $20, I think. It comes with a transmitter that plugs into the
serial port, a receiver that turns one device on/off, and one additional
receiver. There are several linux-compatible ways to address the
transmitter; I've been using one called "bottle rocket" because it was the
first one I tried, and it worked for me. The X10 package I bought is
called "firecracker".

Best,
Andy

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Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin
Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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On Tue, 16 Sep 2003, Ralph Blach wrote:

> Does anybody know of a coputer controlable  power on/off device.  I want be able to recycle power to my
> DSL modem from my computer.  The device should plug into a parallel port/serial port and be
> able to turn power 120 volt power on and off on command.
>
> Chip
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