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Latvian
10-23-2008, 11:29 PM
Is there a way of hibernating a router? No jut unplugging it but hibernating it?
jdabbs
10-24-2008, 02:16 AM
For consumer routers, not really; there's no demand as they're low-power draw devices (my 54GC uses 3W@idle). Depending on the device you may be able to configure access for certain times of the day.

If you build a PC-based router, you could use WOL, but power efficiency would be the last reason to go that route.
thiggins
10-24-2008, 07:48 AM
Not a real hibernation, but plug it into a lamp timer.
Latvian
10-24-2008, 09:04 PM
For consumer routers, not really; there's no demand as they're low-power draw devices (my 54GC uses 3W@idle). Depending on the device you may be able to configure access for certain times of the day.

If you build a PC-based router, you could use WOL, but power efficiency would be the last reason to go that route.

How do you configure access for certain times of the days?


Not a real hibernation, but plug it into a lamp timer.

Nice idea. Thank you
jdabbs
10-25-2008, 01:38 AM
How do you configure access for certain times of the days?


For D-Link's current crop, it's Advanced>Access Control. For Linksys, the Access Restrictions tab.