Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2024 1:21 Post subject: RT-AC66U A1 Scheduled reboot does not work (r41664)
I searched the forum for about an hour but could not find an answer, so I hope someone can help. I have two RT-AC66U A1 routers loaded with r41664 firmware which are set up as AP's in my home network (1 in basement, 1 on 2nd floor). I am trying to get the AP's to reboot using the Keep Alive sub-tab under the Administration tab. I have selected "Schedule Reboot" and set the reboot time to Sunday 2am (everyone in the house should be sleeping!). Cron is also enabled in the Management sub-tab as per the instructions.
I checked the AP's on Sunday afternoon, expecting them to have rebooted overnight at 2am. It appears that neither AP rebooted; the uptime should show that the AP's were up only a few hours but it shows that they have been up for several days. I am including a snapshot of the status page from the basement AP.
Since it is happening with both AP's, I am ruling out a hardware issue and assume it is a set up or firmware issue. I know I am running a fairly old version of DD-WRT, so the answer might be to update the firmware. I figured before I went through that exercise, maybe there's something I missed in setting it up that would fix the issue.
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Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 0:39 Post subject:
Settings under Admin -> Schedule Reboot sound correct as you described them however the status page info is useless as a diagnostic tool for scheduled reboots.
Check that cron is enabled and time is set correctly, including TZ:
Code:
nvram show | grep -e schedule_ -e cron_
Build mentioned is from the dark ages security-wise.
r53633 is from late last year and has been stable, or try the latest available. Your post will get more response.
