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For some reason this router gets terribly slow via the http configuration site and needs rebooted. I can login via ssh but can not get it to reboot. "sys reboot" does not work. Maybe I need to change mode some how. But I can not find a CLI reference manual for this version online either.

Please help me figure out how to reboot this thing via ssh.

Thank you.

StevenTCramer
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It's not a full shell, so no shutdown -r now

I did find the CLI Reference Guide for ZyXEL and it looks like the command you need is just reboot Section 39.3 here http://www.manualslib.com/manual/363430/Zyxel-Communications-Zywall-Cli.html?page=343#manual

Ryan Gibbons
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    reboot does not work. responds with "reboot: no" shutdown -r now responds with -sh: shutdown: not found The above link is to the ZYwall device which is different than the PK5001z. Thanks for trying. – StevenTCramer Aug 12 '13 at 12:56
  • Good catch. Have you tried running `help` or `?` to see what it responds with – Ryan Gibbons Aug 12 '13 at 15:43
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Just so the answer is here, you can do 

$> su - admin

pw: 1234

This should drop you into a limited shell. You can type ? to see a list of commands.

ZySH> reboot

Trevor Abell
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  • Trevor I replaced the router as it just was too unreliable for my application. So now I don't know if that would work. The ? lists commands but none of which are reboot. But maybe after I su the list would change. – StevenTCramer Sep 07 '13 at 22:48
  • If it's the same brand/modem it should work. No promises on different brands. As an aside, I found the PK5001z to frequently stop routing DNS information and I can't get root to troubleshoot further without following some hacky guidebooks. So I switched back to a C1000a. – Trevor Abell Sep 07 '13 at 23:23
  • I switched to a TPLink that supports bandwidth control. – StevenTCramer Sep 09 '13 at 00:17