Looking for USB controlled plug recommendations.
Looking for a way to reboot my ISP equipment when a failure is detected.
I was thinking of running an old raspberry Pi 1 pinging and on failure turn off the power to the routers, wait a minute, and turn on the power again. Given that the wireless component might be the cause of the failure, I would like to have a wired connection to control the power.
What I am thinking of is something like a kasa smart plug but controlled by USB by the Pi.
I am a plug and play person and world not feel comfortable soldering something that uses 120v. Especially as it would be running 24/7.
Any recommendations?
Why not keep it simple with a WiFi plug? Plenty of local solutions that don’t require internet. If your internet goes down you can still use WiFi to toggle the switch for the modem. You could probably automate it too, if google doesn’t respond to a ping for 5 minutes automatically reboot the modem