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diz2k · **Joined:** 07 Jun 2007, 22:06 **Posts:** 31

My provider disconnects my connection every 24h of uptime.

Would it be possible to have an option to do this manually on some choosed time? Like a cron job but as I understand, router does not have cron.

It would be nice because I could set it to disconnect like at 5 in the morning and wouldn't have to worry that it will disconnect in the middle of a game or some other important thing.

cyberstorm · **Joined:** 04 Jun 2007, 17:55 **Posts:** 67

The firmware has cron.I think that for your goal all you need to do is put in /mnt/script.sh this:

Code:

#! /bin/sh
echo "00 05 * * * killall pppd" > /tmp/cron.d/restart_wan

After creating the file script.sh, remember to umount /mnt/, otherwise changes are not saved.
Test it (maybe with another hour

) and tell me if it works.

diz2k · **Joined:** 07 Jun 2007, 22:06 **Posts:** 31

cyberstorm wrote:

After creating the file script.sh, remember to umount /mnt/, otherwise changes are not saved.
Test it (maybe with another hour

) and tell me if it works.

Thanks a lot. Will try it as soon as I get additional partition to mount.

Do you know if Carciofone is working on a fix for mount problem?

diz2k · **Joined:** 07 Jun 2007, 22:06 **Posts:** 31

I haven't noticed that there was already fixed version when I've posted this. Thanks Carciofone.

I've tried your method and it does not quite wants to work.
Added restart_wan (not sure if it's needed but I've also set 'x' permission to it) to /tmp/cron.d/ with that content:

Code:

00 15 * * * killall pppd

and connection is still happily working at 15:01

Code:

Current Time:    Mon 11 , Jun 2007 15:01:18
Connection uptime:   0 Days, 2 Hours, 13 Minutes, 1 Second

diz2k · **Joined:** 07 Jun 2007, 22:06 **Posts:** 31

I think I got it working.

First, I had to add user name in cron line:

Code:

00 15 * * * root killall pppd

Second, I had to killall cron process and start it again because it seems it's not picking up new or modified jobs by itself.

I can do this in startup script. Is killing the best way to do this?

cyberstorm · **Joined:** 04 Jun 2007, 17:55 **Posts:** 67

you have to restart cron only if it is already running when you add a job.
Unluckily startup script is run after the start of cron, so you need to restart it. Or maybe try a "killall -HUP cron" to see if new jobs are read. If not you just need to put this 2 lines in script.sh:

Code:

killall cron
cron

There is not an easy way to change the order of application start, the only way is modify the source code.

Sorry I forgot about adding "root" to crontab.

diz2k · **Joined:** 07 Jun 2007, 22:06 **Posts:** 31

Yep, I did killall cron.
But I had to specify full path /usr/sbin/cron

_MOI_ · **Joined:** 04 Oct 2007, 15:47 **Posts:** 1

Hi,

I wonder if there is a way to know if the connection is still alive or not, because my wan connection drops down some time without reason.
I will use this in a cron job to check every 30 min if the wan is still alive.

TIA, _MOI_

Edit :
It's ok, I test it with the result status of a ping

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