From owner-freebsd-isp Mon Dec 2 23:53:00 1996 Return-Path: owner-isp Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id XAA17487 for isp-outgoing; Mon, 2 Dec 1996 23:53:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from pinky.junction.net (pinky.junction.net [199.166.227.12]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id XAA17482 for ; Mon, 2 Dec 1996 23:52:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from sidhe.memra.com (sidhe.memra.com [199.166.227.105]) by pinky.junction.net (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id AAA26410 for ; Tue, 3 Dec 1996 00:09:10 -0800 Received: from localhost (michael@localhost) by sidhe.memra.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id XAA07332 for ; Mon, 2 Dec 1996 23:49:09 -0800 Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 23:49:07 -0800 (PST) From: Michael Dillon To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ups recommendations... In-Reply-To: <32A3DC96.2231@nrv.net> Message-ID: Organization: Memra Software Inc. - Internet consulting MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-isp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Tue, 3 Dec 1996, Troy Settle wrote: > Michael Dillon wrote: > > > 4) I was told to keep my router off of the ups completely. The logic was > > > if my router was still up and the telephone company was down then it would > > > be more difficult for the router to reconnect. I don't quite follow this > > > line of thinking. After all the CO has power backups out the wazoo, so it > > > stands to reason it would be up. Anyway, what thoughts do you have on this > > > point? Keep the router on the ups or off? > > > > Keep it on. All your leased line customers with UPSes will be happy and > > some of your dialup customers will have UPSes or else their power will not > > be out so they will be happy that they can continue surfing. Consider > > keeping a 386 laptop running a RADIUS server on the UPS as well with the > > screen disconnected (install a switch). When the UPS runs out, the laptop > > battery will keep it going for another few hours. > > When the UPS goes out, what do you need a RADIUS server for? you're > terminal > servers, routers, and everything else depending on the UPS is gonna be > dead. Terminal servers, modems and routers use less power than web servers, email servers and similar equipment with hard drives. So it makes sense to put the essential stuff on a separate system which makes it easier to get extended run times. Michael Dillon - Internet & ISP Consulting Memra Software Inc. - Fax: +1-604-546-3049 http://www.memra.com - E-mail: michael@memra.com