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Bill Wright wrote:
Like a lot of other people with CCTV that can be viewed over the
internet, I need to remotely power cycle the modem now and then. Ideas?

Could your problem be caused by sudden dips in the mains voltage (brown
outs)? I often used to find that my modem needed a power reset in the
morning. I bought a UPS and fed the modem from that - problem solved.

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