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- From: massoud@chemteca.sdsu.edu (Massoud Ajami)
- Subject: Re: Resetting a computer by phone
- Message-ID: <massoud.47@chemteca.sdsu.edu>
- Keywords: reset, computer, phone, remote
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- Organization: San Diego State University
- References: <1992Aug21.033107.9085@nosc.mil>
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- Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 18:41:32 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug21.033107.9085@nosc.mil> gag@nosc.mil (Gary A. Gilbreath) writes:
-
- >Has anyone seen a product that will allow you to remotely reset a
- >computer by using a phone? I often use a program that allows me
- >to remotely access my computer from home, but sometimes the computer
- >hangs and I have no way of restarting it.
-
- >I would prefer to only have to use one phone line. However, if there
- >is some very simple/cheap device that can do the job from a second line
- >that might be OK (it would have to be pretty cheap or easy to build).
-
- >The only way I can think to get a single phone line to work would
- >be to monitor the serial line between the computer and the modem. The
- >device would look for a specific character sequence (possibly including
- >BREAK and/or critical timing to avoid inadvertently resetting the
- >computer with arbitrary binary data), and then either close a relay/
- >solid-state switch/FET to toggle the reset line, or actually cycle
- >the power to the computer using a S-S switch or relay.
-
- >I think this could be done without too much trouble with a simple
- >microcontroller and a few external components, but I wondered if
- >someone knew of a device I could just go out and buy.
-
- >Thanks,
-
- >Gary Gilbreath, NCCOSC, RDT&E Division, San Diego, CA
- >Internet: gag@manta.nosc.mil
- >uucp: {ihnp4,akgua,decvax,dcdwest,ucbvax}!sdcsvax!nosc!gag
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------|
- | |
- tip -|-ccc---rrr--- |
- | |
- / \ r 600
- / \ r ohm
- / FWR \ Vref |\ r
- |\ ----> /------ o------|- \ |
- | \ / | | \ |
- | \ / r | /-----| |
- | | | |------|+ / | | r
- ring -|------|------ r | |/ | | | e
- | | r<-------| r |o-| |o_| s
- | | r c l====|====| e
- | | | c y |o- |o-| t
- | | | | | | |
- | |-----------------|--------|-----------------| |
- |-----------------------------------------------------------|
-
- This little gadget may do the job. By adjusting the r, or Vref, you can
- trigger the relay based on the number of rings that you recieve. One set of
- contact is used for reseting the computer, and the other set is to act as
- pick up action. If computer is hung, modem would not answers, so, say you
- let it ring 10 times (while modem answers less than that), you hear hand set
- pick up, hang up, then dial again, and this time modem answers. Of course if
- you load your comm. program bu autoexec.bat. Remember, the ring voltage can
- be up to 90 volts, don't zap your compatator!
-
-
- Peace and Prosperity!
- ---==< 110 >==---
-