<div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Gee, I can't remember offhand when I last had to recycle either of my<br>
routers. If you REALLY want to be able to cycle the router remotely, you<br>
could use an X10 remote controller. Seriously, the best place for the<br>
router is downstairs. If you brought it upstairs, you would need 2 cat 5<br>
cables, one UP from the cable modem to the router, and one DOWN from the<br>
router to the backend. If you can easily do that, then put it upstairs,<br>
where you can see the pretty lights.<br>
<br>
But I don't power cycle my routers (home and office) so it shouldn't be<br>
a problem to put it downstairs.<br>
<br>
Now recycling cable modems, I know nothing about..Although Rogers is<br>
installing one next Monday, along with home phone.<br>
<br>
Geoff<br>
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</blockquote></div><br>Hmm, well I have very rarely cycled the modem itself, and I wouldn't say I have needed to cycle the router "often" but the last several months or so have seen some random points when it needed it.<br>
<br>Yeah, getting another cable going from basement to upstairs is the whole problem. I suppose I'll leave the router downstairs for the time being.<br><br><br>Thanks<br>Bob<br>