Can you use these with a NUT server? I’ve been unable to find that info. It looks like they have ones with batteries, which makes them a sort of UPS as well, but would be nice to be able to gracefully shut stuff down when the power fails too.

would you mind sharing what model of mikrotik router you use?

You would be correct, in my case the box itself locks up. meaning my internet from the isp is still working, but no internet inside the house. so a reboot of the device is required.

I already run homeassistant, that’s def something to look into. Thanks!

That’s not a bad idea, I def didn’t think of that lol. Thanks!

I will give this a shot. it hasn’t happened in a couple weeks, So I can’t remember if the device freezes completely or an interface reboot would do the trick.

I’m thinking this is probably my best option if I can get past the using cloud service issue in my head lol.

I do recall seeing the keepconnect a while ago, but completely forgot about it. will definitely look into this! I guess the main issue I see is that it uses a cloud service, what happens when that service goes offline permanently?

I am looking into why it locks up, that’s a fair point. good read, and useful tips. Thanks!

which is what the original question is about…what people are using for backup/emergency internet.

Edit:that probably wasn’t clear

homeassitant access would require internet wouldn’t it?

see 1st reply, not really helpful in this situation

I don’t understand this comment? Your router hasn’t gone down in 5 years, is that what you’re saying?

This only works if you’re planning on being home within a reasonable time. The situation that got me thinking about it in the first place was, I was out of state for several weeks and my router went down a couple days into my trip and had no access to jellyfin (mind you at the time this was really the only service I really wanted). So I had to call my brother who lives 30 mins away to go reboot my router.

Codeberg does too

It looks like $50-60 per pair.