Schedule router disconnect and dial in Linux and Windows

noobiont

Here is a method you can use to make 100 % sure that you don't get over billed for night time usage plan like HOME500.
This procedure assumes that your router/modem is connected to one Ethernet card in your machine.

This was tested on SmartAX MT882 Router, Windows XP, and Ubuntu Edgy.

For Linux (Ubuntu Edgy Eft)

1 RECOMMENDED:- configure your modem to autodial
2 install expect
3 install kalarm in gnome or KDE if it is not already installed, and make sure it run at startup or add the daemon to sessions
4 RECOMMENDED:- Disable internet time server updates (NTP)
sudo update-rc.d ntp-server remove
5 create a file router.exp with the following contents

Code:



#!/usr/bin/expect -f



set timeout 20

set echo  off



# router user name

set name admin



# router password

set pass admin



# your router IP address

set routerip 192.168.1.1



# Read command as arguments to this script



set switch [ lrange $argv 0 1]



if {$switch == "" } {send_user "usage:\n\trouter ON\n\trouter OFF\n\trouter validcommand\n\n"

exit

} else {



   if {$switch == "ON"} {set routercmd "pppoe set transport 1 autoconnect enabled\r"

   } else {

   if {$switch == "on"} {set routercmd "pppoe set transport 1 autoconnect enabled\r"

   } else {

   if {$switch == "OFF"} {set routercmd "pppoe set transport 1 disabled\r"

   } else {

   if {$switch == "off"} {set routercmd "pppoe set transport 1 disabled\r"

   } else {

   set switch [ lrange $argv 0 9]

   set routercmd "$switch\r"

   }}}}

   

}



send_user "sending router:- $switch \n"



#other useful commands 

# set routercmd "pppoe list transports\r"

# set routercmd "pppoe show transport 1\r"

# set routercmd "pppoe list transports\r"



# start telnet

spawn telnet $routerip



# send username & password

expect "Login: "

send "$name\r"

expect "Password: "

send "$pass\r"

expect -i "--> "

send $routercmd

send '^]'

expect "telnet> "

send "close\r"

send_user "\nDone!\n"

exit

6. Enter your router IP, router username, router password in the script
NOTE:(if you have some other router change the script to respond according to the menu that you get while you telnet your router)

7. Schedule the following commands in kalarm to run in terminal

Code:

/your_script_location/./router.exp OFF

1:50am and 7:50am ( or fancy your time ! )

Code:

/your_script_location/./router.exp ON

2:10am ( or fancy your time ! )
! be careful with the schedules and make sure that you test it

For Windows XP

This method is safer than using a dialer like the one in DAP because in XP there is a good probability that things can crash.

1) RECOMMENDED:- configure your modem to autodial
2) download TS10 from www.winsite.com/bin/In...0000000873
3) create two text files

enable.txt

Code:

192.168.1.1 

WAIT "Login: "

SEND "admin\m"

WAIT "Password: "

SEND "admin\m"

WAIT "--> "

SEND "pppoe set transport 1 autoconnect enabled\m"

disable.txt

Code:

192.168.1.1

WAIT "Login: "

SEND "admin\m"

WAIT "Password: "

SEND "admin\m"

WAIT "--> "

SEND "pppoe set transport 1 disabled\m"

4) create two .bat files (open notepad and save as "routerON.bat" and "routerOFF.bat")
with the following contents

routerON.bat

Code:

chdir C:\RouterSwitch

c:

TST10 /r:enable.txt /o:last_log.txt

routerOFF.bat

Code:

chdir C:\RouterSwitch

c:

TST10 /r:disable.txt /o:last_log.txt

5) Create an empty file called last_log.txt to diagnose output of the last run script.Save all the files TST10.exe,enable.txt,disable.txt,routerON.bat,routerOFF.bat
in C:\RouterSwitch

6) schedule the routerOFF.bat to run 1:50am and 7:50am (! or fancy your time )
schedule the routerON.bat to run 2:10am (! or fancy ur time )

7) RECOMMENDED :- to shutdown your computer you don't need to trust a third party app , forced shutdown is probably more successful in different conditions
to do that create a file shut.bat with the following line

Code:

shutdown -f -s -t 30

and schedule to run at your time
this will display a 30 sec warning to all users logged in to your computer

(make sure that u run the scripts once, and test it and make sure your firewall and/or anti virus remembers the settings)

For dynamic IP users (eg-HOME500)
whenever you wanna change your external IP,
(that is disconnect and reconnect)
when autodial is enabled in router you dont need to reach for router switch.
Just run this at terminal or command prompt

Quote:

in linux

./router.exp OFF
./router.exp ON

in windows

routerOFF
routerON

[NOTE:- in case of power failure or modem restart, you will still be in automatically connected after disconnected by routerOFF.bat in windows
or ./router.exp OFF in linux]

Very Happy

A worst case scenario:
just a good UPS will save you

router OFF at 7:55am (BSNL TIME Twisted Evil

)
PC shutdown at 7:56am (BSNL TIME )
power fluctuation or modem restart at 7:57am (BSNL TIME ) Question

modem has LAN link even after PC shutdown Question

your router gets auto connected Exclamation

You will be charged for Question

jholman · Where's my Signal? Joined: April 17 2007 Posts: 1

Hi, thanks for the post, hope I had discovered it few days back. Anyway I was trying what you said with my WA3002-g1 router, but the pppoe command is not present. Do I need to enable it in the router configuration?

Also How would I find if the ID is 1 or something else?

Cheers

noobiont

reset your router. there must be a reset button somewhere in your model.

telnet [your_router_gateway_ip]

usually gateway is 192.168.1.1 and username and password is admin admin
this is what you should get

Quote:

telnet 192.168.1.1
Trying 192.168.1.1...
Connected to 192.168.1.1.
Escape character is '^]'.

Login: admin
Password: *****

Login successful

--> help

type help or ? which might give you list of commands.
read the manual !
you should be able to figure out your command for disconnect and connect

this is what i get when i try my wired router, your's is a wireless router and also things might look diff, but I think what I wrote is possible in your case too, i never tried using a wireless router.

Quote:

ATMOS CLI Help
--------------

Within the CLI, the following functions can be used:

* Hitting ? halfway through a word shows all valid completions of that prefix
* Hitting ? after a word shows a list of the words that can follow it
* Hitting TAB halfway through a word completes it, if it is unique
* The UP and DOWN cursor keys move back and forward through the command history
* LEFT and RIGHT cursor keys can be used for line-editing, and CTRL+A and
CTRL+E move the cursor to the start and end of the line respectively

Pressing ? at the top-level prompt will display a list of the command groups
available. Typing one followed by a space and then hitting ? will show the
subcommands within that group, and so on.

--> ?
agent Get a file from a remote host
bridge Configure layer 2 bridge
console Old console access
ddns
dhcpclient DHCP client configuration commands
dhcpserver DHCP server configuration commands
diagnosticTest
dnsclient DNS client configuration commands
dnsrelay DNS relay configuration
ethernet Commands to configure ethernet transports
firewall Firewall configuration commands
help Top level CLI help
igmp
imdebug Directly access the information model
ip Configure IP router
ipoa IP over ATM configuration
logger Log to a remote host using syslog
nat NAT configuration commands
oam
port Physical port configuration commands
pppoa PPP over ATM configuration
pppoe
rfc1483 Commands to configure RFC1483 transports
security Security configuration commands not specific to NAT or firewall
sntpclient
source Read a file of commands
system System administration commands
transports Transport configuration commands
user User commands
webserver Webserver configuration commands

note down the prompt and escape character in your case, mine as u can see is "--> "
and escape character is '^]'
and also both the commands by navigating thru your menu

As I am not very good at networking, I may not be able to help u if u r not able to telnet ur router and also if any advanced router configurations are needed in your case.

harigokul · Where's my Signal? Joined: June 20 2006 Posts: 17

thx
nice instructions u r gven here
very useful thx once again
keep it up

ashishrs · Can I use the phone? Joined: August 19 2006 Posts: 218

Moderators make this post sticky!

phoenix

yes .. made this post sticky Smile

santhosh44 · Where's my Signal? Joined: September 25 2006 Posts: 15

wa 1003a users , plz check the following thread.. u need to use the 'kill' command for restarting the router.

vinuthomas.com/Forums/...75124.html

thanks to nktrox Smile

ratulinfo · Where's my Signal? Joined: August 06 2007 Posts: 19

I want the procedure to auto login t Data1 using my modem Huwawei SmartAX MT 882. Kindly explain in detail ......
Thanks

math_1048 · Where's my Signal? Joined: March 26 2006 Posts: 15

dear noobiont
thank you very much for this tutorial
I have huawei mt800 adsl modem
but the command
SEND "pppoe set transport 1 autoconnect enabled\m"
dont work with it I test it with normal telnet too, but no respond from the modem and doesnt exist message appear
are there specific command can do that for mt800,
thanks
best regards

rforums · Where's my Signal? Joined: October 27 2006 Posts: 2

@math_1048

Huawei users can try this:
after reaching this -->

Code:

SEND "console enable\m"

SEND "restart\m"

math_1048 · Where's my Signal? Joined: March 26 2006 Posts: 15

Thank you dear rforums for hrlp
I try the command but doesnt work
I think I have old firmware or some thing
because when I press help or ? at console
I just get those commands

Code:

$help

Command        Description

-------        -----------

alias          To Alias a command

apply          Apply configuration/image file

commit         Commit the active config to the flash

create         Create a new entry of specified type

delete         Delete the specified entry

download       Download a file on to the Device

exit           To exit the CLI shell

get            Display info for the search

help           Provides help

list           List files

modify         Modify information for specified entry

passwd         To modify user password

ping           The normal ping command

prompt         Change the user prompt

reboot         Reboot the device

remove         Remove file

reset          Reset info for the specified entry

size           ATM Sizing Information

traceroute     The normal traceroute command

trigger        To set trigger

unalias        To undefine previously defined alias

verbose        Switch ON/OFF the verbose mode

theres no pppoe/pppoa commands
or theres no restart command
thank you very much

krishnan

try reboot command , instead of reset

math_1048 · Where's my Signal? Joined: March 26 2006 Posts: 15

Dear krishnan
yes reboot command are work fine
but I instead of rebooting, are there disable/enable ppp connection command can use because
I fear many reboot command can crash device ?I dont know!
explain: I schedule the downloads from rapishare/IP checkers sites to run the script after download a file, so continue to next file and so on,
so many reboot will happen.
I try with command modify , but there no help how to use it
thank you very much

chiru · Need a signal boost Joined: January 12 2007 Posts: 56

I'm unable to telnet into my own modem. I've enabled telnet service on my system and also in the modem. I'm on H500 NETGEAR adsl modem

santosh66 · Where's my Signal? Joined: December 09 2007 Posts: 1

thanks.. u rescued my sleep Smile