On Tue, Dec 21, 1999 at 02:32:55PM -0800, aphro wrote: > On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Ralf G. R. Bergs wrote: > > rabe >I don't know which cable we got -- since I've set up the machine > remotely. > rabe >I've never seen it... :-) > > If powerchute can't communicate with the ups then u got the wrong cable, > this happened to me, i had 1 out of 4(or 5?) ups programs that support > "smart" mode work, the rest did not. > > i was suprised to see that the cables were so different, my back ups pro > was brand new(boxed) and yet it came with a cable that only appeared to > work with windows. even more odd is that powerchute for win* worked fine > through VMWare in linux..on the grey cable..i wish i understood what was > different(and why its different) between their *nix and win* programs.
If the cables are truly different, a volt-ohm meter would answer all your questions! :) Perhaps even just a battery and a lightbulb would help. :) :) Nate, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
