Update 3:
- Fixed the other download link to the .zip file.
- Note that this article is over 3 years old and may contain some outdated information. If you come across anything, just let me know and I’ll fix it right away. Thanks.
Update 2:
Fixed the download link to the .zip file.
Update:
Folks,
Many thanks for the tremendous response to this post. I have decided to give out the password to the Router_Reboot_Essentials file here. The password is ‘damngoodblog’.
After BSNL made a huge leap ahead, and upgraded the broadband speeds upto 2Mbps, MTNL too wasnt far behind. They upgraded to 2Mbps in some areas, and are still in testing phases in the remaining areas. Also, MTNL still lacks in the 24hour unlimited plan even though BSNL/Airtel introduced it ages ago. My last entry will give you an idea why I hate MTNL
so much now.
Anyways, MTNL’s Night Unlimited users ( 0000 hours to 0800 hours ) who are still @ 256 kbps still need to reboot their routers after 12 and before 8 so as to enjoy their free time. Such a thing doesnt exist in BSNL’s billing, as reported to me by “intelomkar” and others.
So, here, I present a tutorial, for all the Night Unlimited users of MTNL.
The following tutorial will allow you to automatically schedule rebooting of your router so you don’t have to worry about staying awake till 12 or getting up early at 8.
Please Note: The tutorial is based on the ‘D-Link DSL-502T’ router provided by MTNL or purchased seperately. I’m yet to try this on the “UTStar” router. If anyone has, kindly contact me.
[Update:] People are commenting that this also works on the UTstar modem :)
Requirements:
- Windows OS ( 2000 or higher ) [ Windows because I'm yet to come across a good System Scheduler for Linux. If anyone does, kindly contact me.
- D-Link's DSL-502T as your Triband Router.
- Flashget Download Manager ( To automatically schedule your downloads in a better way. [Flashget 1.8+ also has supports for torrent. So I use it as my universal download manager]. )
- My “Router_Reboot_Essentials.zip” file ( This file contains the basic commands / programs / files to reboot the router ) [ The file is password protected with the password ‘damngoodblog’.
The Guide:
Well, first and foremost, goto http://192.168.1.1/ and enter you router details. After you Log-In, goto the “Tools” tab on the top. Scroll down to “Remote Telnet Management”. Enable it and specify the IP as “192.168.1.1″ and Subnet as “255.255.255.255″. This is how it looks..
Now, extract the contents of my “Router_Reboot_Essentials.zip” file to C:\router folder. This folder will have the following files.
- System Scheduler Setup.exe
- RouterReboot.txt
- TST10.exe
- router.jpeg
Now, run the “System Scheduler Setup.exe” file. This will install the “System Scheduler” program on your system. This is basically just a program to schedule various events.
Next, open RouterReboot.txt in Notepad and edit the value “your_password_here” to your router’s login password. So, suppose your password is “acchablog”, your file will look like this.
Your image goes here.
Save and Exit this file.
Now, open System scheduler and Click on New event button to create a new event.
( Click to Enlarge )
Fill in the details according to the image i have provided in the “Event” tab.
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Click on the “Schedule” tab and enter the following details.
You can change the time according to your need.
After this, save the event. Just to make sure you did everything right, right-click on the event and click on Run Now.
Like this,
If your router reboots, then yayyyy…
Duplicate the event so you can schedule for Night as well as Mornin.
All the best…
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