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Shutting down idle PCs with Linux

October 26, 2008 (5:00:00 PM) - 1 year ago

This simple project describes building a low-powered embedded Linux system to find and shut down idling Linux and Windows PCs left on by careless, energy-wasting users. Suitable for deployment on a Linksys WRT54G or NSLU2, it leverages the open source Argus network monitoring tool, along with custom perl scripts.

Read in the original layout at: http://www.linux.com/archive/articles/151452