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      biggreydog @JKnott
      last edited by

      @jknott Thanks! I see now there is a Shellcmd Configuration package that can be installed and used to run it. Will see how it goes.

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        JKnott @biggreydog
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        @biggreydog

        That may do it. Also, that script is set for 50 seconds per cycle. You can adjust that as needed.

        PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
        i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
        UniFi AC-Lite access point

        I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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          biggreydog @JKnott
          last edited by

          @jknott Well the command works but it didn't keep the device connected. Not sure what other commands I can use since pinging it every minute didn't work.

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            JKnott @biggreydog
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            @biggreydog

            Do you know what's required to keep is alive? If all else fails, you can use my script to test for failure and send a wake on LAN frame.

            PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
            i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
            UniFi AC-Lite access point

            I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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              biggreydog @JKnott
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              @jknott No its a timeclock and the company provides no instruction. Already contact them and they know its an issue that they have not corrected...... https://www.icontime.com. I added your ping script through the GUI shell package. Not sure how to send wake on LAN frame.

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                biggreydog @biggreydog
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                @biggreydog alright I added the cron package and added a WOL command every hour on the hour.. not let's see this thing work now!

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                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by stephenw10

                  You could probably just run fetch against it to establish a connection periodically. Assuming it has an http interface.

                  You might find WoL does nothing. Until it's actually gone off at least.

                  Steve

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                    JKnott @biggreydog
                    last edited by

                    @biggreydog

                    There's no point in running WoL until it fails to respond to my script.

                    PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
                    i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
                    UniFi AC-Lite access point

                    I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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                      biggreydog @stephenw10
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                      @stephenw10 It has an http interface. I'm not familiar with fetch. What command would I use?

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                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by

                        Just pull a page from it, so maybe:

                        fetch http://<timeclock_IP>/index.html > /dev/null
                        

                        Steve

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