diff --git a/nummer5/hosts.conf b/nummer5/hosts.conf
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index 0000000..9ac316e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nummer5/hosts.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hosts="pine01.wks pine02.wks pine03.wks pine04.wks pine05.wks adm01.wks ebin01.wks ebin02.wks"
diff --git a/nummer5/nummer5-host-powercycle.sh b/nummer5/nummer5-host-powercycle.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d20507b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nummer5/nummer5-host-powercycle.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+host=$1
+echo "${host} turning it off"
+mosquitto_pub -h mqtt.wks -t switch_cloud/switch/${host}/command -m OFF
+sleep 2
+echo "${host} turning it on"
+mosquitto_pub -h mqtt.wks -t switch_cloud/switch/${host}/command -m ON
+
+ping -W 1 ${host}
diff --git a/nummer5/nummer5-hosts-alive.sh b/nummer5/nummer5-hosts-alive.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..743e8f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nummer5/nummer5-hosts-alive.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+. hosts.conf
+for host in $hosts; do
+    if ping -c 1 -W 1 "$host" >/dev/null; then
+        echo "$host is alive"
+    else
+        echo "$host is pining for the fjords"
+    fi
+done