From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 25 20:37:40 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA08616A420 for ; Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:37:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (mail.computinginnovations.com [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8330F13C48E for ; Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:37:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.8/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l7PKbWUu061071; Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:37:32 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20070825153524.02687ec0@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:36:45 -0500 To: Zbigniew Szalbot , Freebsd questions From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <19b45665395c7bf4ad37b40b0c3efca4@szalbot.homedns.org> References: <19b45665395c7bf4ad37b40b0c3efca4@szalbot.homedns.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: FBSD-friendly UPS for home needs X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:37:41 -0000 At 11:15 AM 8/25/2007, Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: >Hello, > >I am going to get a UPS device for my home freebsd gateway/router and >wonder if there is anything that you would recommend? At work I use APC >units and there is a dedicated software to manage it (apcupsd). Not sure if >that's the case with other manufacturers? I'd like to get something that >could be managed by software and at the some time not too expensive... you >know home budget...erm... > >Well, many thanks for all recommendations! > > >Zbigniew Szalbot I use nut from the ports. I have had no problem with UPS's that have a serial interface. Some USB interfaces work, some do not. So I would use a UPS with a seral interface assuming you have a free serial port on the server. -Derek -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.