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Re:Do not leave XPS laptop in any sleep/hibernate/standby mo... by pixiemaster on Saturday September 25, 2021 @02:54AM (#28651076)
i use a mechanical clocked power outlet that cuts power once a day to the router
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Re:Do not leave XPS laptop in any sleep/hibernate/standby mo... by linker3000 on Saturday September 25, 2021 @05:14AM (#28651686)
I've an external Webcam on wifi that occasionally loses its connection. I also have some basic home automation for lighting and a weather station, based on a Raspberry Pi running Node-RED.

The cam is pinged every 5 mins and if it doesn't respond, Node-RED power cycles a mains switch connected to it - and sends me an email! If the camera doesn't come back, the power is cycled up to a total of 5 times before I get a final email that says I need to take a look.

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