Re: Remote power cycle recommendations

[Ben Cannon <ben () 6by7 net>]

Good point, and important reminder to segment!  None of this stuff is to be considered secure.  Don’t feel bad, I left 
a box I’d just put a fresh slackware install on, this was perhaps 2000 or 1999 too keep in mind, anyway I left it 
running with a public IP and no root password. For an hour.  Came back from lunch to finish the install and it was 
already hacked.

-Ben.

> On Apr 30, 2018, at 12:51 PM, Michel 'ic' Luczak <lists () benappy com> wrote:
>
> I had more or less the same experience with APC Masterswitches (fried a few of those) ;) + the included free 
> backdoors and default admin passwords and write communities (I got my whole platform shutdown by someone once). I 
> guess YMMV.
>
> > On 30 Apr 2018, at 21:49, Ben Cannon <ben () 6by7 net> wrote:
> >
> > I want to love these, but I’ve had enough problems (3 bad units, one 8 port wiped it’s config and reset itself) 
> > causing outages, out of the 6 or so devices I’ve deployed, to ever use them in a critical production role.
> >
> > > On Apr 30, 2018, at 12:19 PM, Michel 'ic' Luczak <lists () benappy com> wrote:
> > >
> > > If rack-mount is not a hard requirement, I would definitely look into Ubiquiti’s mPower range. You will find 
> > > anything from a single socket (WiFi only) to a 6 socket PDU (WiFi and Ethernet, probably 8 sockets for US but I’m 
> > > in Europe) with central management system (free) and detailed consumption graphs and costs if you provide the kWh 
> > > cost.
> > >
> > > I’m running many of those with the controller/management software installed remotely in a central location and have 
> > > several alerts and automation scripts setup when consumption goes beyond a certain level (meaning the equipment has 
> > > crashed).
> > >
> > > https://www.ubnt.com/mfi/mpower/
> > >
> > > Regards, Michel
> > >
> > > > On 27 Apr 2018, at 17:46, Andy Ringsmuth <andy () newslink com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I’m sure many here are familiar with or using/have used devices to remotely power cycle equipment. I’m considering 
> > > > a Dataprobe iBoot-G2 and am curious if you’ve had experience with it, or other recommendations.
> > > >
> > > > I only need one outlet to be remotely power cycle-able. I have one piece of equipment that is occasionally a 
> > > > little flaky and, well, you know the hassle.
> > > >
> > > > What do people recommend? There seem to be plenty out there which are more designed to auto-reboot when Internet 
> > > > connectivity is lost, aka remotely reboot the ‘ol cable modem for instance, but that’s not my scenario.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance.
> > > >
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