Network-controlled power switches/relays?

[Jerry Feldman]

We have an ancient device on the BLU server. We keep it on the local LAN
and we access it from one of the other systems . I looked into a PDU a few
years ago at algorithmics. We chose a non connected system. I believe that
Tripplite and APC have several models.

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Jerry Feldman <gaf.linux at gmail.com>
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On Aug 22, 2017 3:35 PM, "Joshua Judson Rosen" <rozzin at hackerposse.com>
wrote:

> Anyone have any experience with ethernet-controlled power relays?
>
> I have a situation with a couple of embedded Linux appliances I'm working
> on,
> that are deployed hundreds of miles away from me, and I need the ability
> to power-cycle one of them remotely. Looking for some sort of
> remote-controlled
> AC outlet or relay (relay could be an 120V AC relay or a 12VDC relay,
> actually...).
>
> Need one that I can control from a shell login on the other Linux machine
> at the site, e.g.: a socket interface I can drive with netcat or the like,
> a web interface that works with w3m or curl, SNMP.... Any of those would
> be fine.
>
> I see a lot of different devices on Amazon that look like they might
> require
> an iPhone or Android device running some proprietary GUI app on the LAN,
> but I'm having trouble telling which are worthwhile and which will be a
> waste of time.
>
> Suggestions?
>
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