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Angry Bolt Widget [Android]

Monitor your Modem/Router and know when it looses it’s Internet Access!

For example if you have internet at home you will be notified when that internet connection is lost. In that case:.

How to setup

  1. Add any Angry Bolt Widget to your Home Screen and a configuration screen open.
  2. Connect via wireless to the network that you want to monitor and click on “1: Get my Ip Address”. (In case you don’t have wireless you can access to www.whatismyip.com with your computer, get your Ip address and type it.)
  3.  Click on “2: Test connection” and the application connect to the IP you want to monitor. Test with wireless and with 2G/3G/4G data connection. In case of both successful you can monitor this IP address anywhere in the world. (In case of unsuccessful connection see troubleshooting section, you have a solution 😉 )
  4. Type the label of the widget. (optional)
  5. Set the interval of time that the application will monitor the network. (default: 120 minutes)
  6. Save.

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Troubleshooting

In case you were unsuccessful you need to configure your modem/router. Connect to it with your computer with a cable or via wireless. Open your browser and access to http://192.168.0.1/ (usually is this address, but can be other. You just need to connect to the configurations page of your modem/router). Next you have to configure your modem/router to respond to Ping (ICMP packet) or Port Forwarding.

In the configurations of the modem/router allow ping connections. Example:
  • Port Forwarding
In the configurations of the modem/router go to Port Forwarding and place one of these ports (80; 8080; 21; 7; 25; 110; 1; 443; 53) for any IP Address. Example:
 
If you want to monitor an IP address always changing you can configure your modem/router to have Dynamic DDNS service enabled:
https://goo.gl/ko8Luf

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