From owner-freebsd-isp Tue Dec 3 03:53:57 1996 Return-Path: owner-isp Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id DAA04968 for isp-outgoing; Tue, 3 Dec 1996 03:53:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from tarpit.thrush.com (rd@tarpit.magicnet.net [206.104.206.254]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id DAA04962 for ; Tue, 3 Dec 1996 03:53:54 -0800 (PST) Received: (from rd@localhost) by tarpit.thrush.com (8.8.3/8.8.3) id GAA21217; Tue, 3 Dec 1996 06:53:40 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 3 Dec 1996 06:53:40 -0500 (EST) From: "R.D. Thrush" Message-Id: <199612031153.GAA21217@tarpit.thrush.com> To: Lee Crites CC: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: ups recommendations... In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.32.19961203053206.006b76e4@mail.jump.net> References: <1.5.4.32.19961203053206.006b76e4@mail.jump.net> Sender: owner-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >>>>> "Lee" == Lee Crites writes: Lee> I have some questions concerning power problems, and how y'all Lee> (the Texas non-gender specific pronoun) might be handling them. Lee> I'm open to any level of assistance you can provide on any/all Lee> questions (flames happily ignored). Lee> 2) When something *does* happen, and for some unknown reason Lee> things need to be rebooted, I'd like to be able to do that Lee> remotely. I've been told of a handly dandy little box which you Lee> plug into a phone line. You enter a code of some variety (via Lee> the touch-pad), and it will signal the machine to reboot. I've Lee> tried some web searches, but haven't found anything matching this Lee> description. [ ... ] I've had good luck with BSR X10 stuff. There are several telephone transponders available. One source of X10 components is http://www.techmall.com/smarthome -- Bob Thrush rd@thrush.com 407 425-4845/ FAX 872-8442 or 841-8004