Re: UPS hardware and software

2001-11-21 Thread Kevin Beauchamp
On Wed, 21 Nov 2001 10:13:11 -0600, Dimitri Maziuk wrote: >* Mark A. Bialik ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: >> Liebert equipment is true line-interactive hardware... you are always >> running from battery (which is continuously charging). Try running >> APC's in an environment with a backup pow

Re: UPS hardware and software

2001-11-21 Thread Dimitri Maziuk
* Mark A. Bialik ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: > Liebert equipment is true line-interactive hardware... you are always > running from battery (which is continuously charging). Try running > APC's in an environment with a backup power source (Diesel/Natural Gas) > and see how they handle the sw

Re: UPS hardware and software

2001-11-21 Thread Alvin Oga
hi ya i like liebert too ... plus the one i have ( $1,000 range ) has an extendable battery pack for more hours if needed el cheapo $50 and $100 consumer type UPS is good as an expensive surge protector esp when in thunderstorm/lightning prone areas c ya alvin -- all of my dead ups has all

Re: UPS hardware and software

2001-11-20 Thread Mark A. Bialik
Liebert equipment is true line-interactive hardware... you are always running from battery (which is continuously charging). Try running APC's in an environment with a backup power source (Diesel/Natural Gas) and see how they handle the switch-off... maybe you'll get lucky, maybe not. Liebert be

Re: UPS hardware and software

2001-11-20 Thread Ron Farrer
Charles Baker ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > What brands of UPS's do you all use? What software do > you use on your debian boxen to interface with the UPS? > > = > - > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hacking is a "Good Thing!" > See http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html I have an APC Smart-UP

Re: UPS hardware and software

2001-11-20 Thread Shaul Karl
> What brands of UPS's do you all use? What software do > you use on your debian boxen to interface with the UPS? > > = > - > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hacking is a "Good Thing!" > See http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html > You might want to look at http://www.exploits.org/nut and th

Re: UPS hardware and software

2001-11-20 Thread Michael Heldebrant
On Tue, 2001-11-20 at 09:58, Charles Baker wrote: > What brands of UPS's do you all use? What software do > you use on your debian boxen to interface with the UPS? > I've never had a problem with APC Smart-UPS. I use nut to talk to the ups over the "special" serial cable. The nut-doc package ha

Re: UPS hardware and software

2001-11-20 Thread nate
Charles Baker said: > What brands of UPS's do you all use? What software do > you use on your debian boxen to interface with the UPS? > at home i use cyberpower 1100VAs(2), 900VAs(2), 320VAs(5) there is basic software for them but i don't use any software. at the office i use APC SmartUPS 1400RMXL