Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 07:09:55 -0400 (EDT) From: Andrew Webster <andrew@fortress.org> To: "Eric J. Schwertfeger" <ejs@bfd.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG, "David K. Phinney" <dphinney@dowco.com> Subject: Re: tele-boot device Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970418070729.3962B-100000@guardian.fortress.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970417180907.9364A-100000@harlie.bfd.com>
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On Thu, 17 Apr 1997, Eric J. Schwertfeger wrote: > It's a box that looks like those under-the-monitor power control consoles > with 5 outlets on the rear, and 6 switches (one for each outlet, and one > master), but it has a pair of phone jacks in the back. A phone line goes > into one of them, and the other can go to a phone or whatever, though I > don't know if the whatever can take calls (I think so, but we use > dedicated phone lines to avoid busies). You can then use any phone to > call into the box, give a 4 digit security code, then the 5th digit tells > the console which of the 5 outlets to power cycle (power stays off for > about 15 seconds). You also might want to check out APC's Master Switch product. It has 8 outlets, and in this case the modem is external, but it also alows control via SNMP, and the web. It has a 10base-T port on it, and runs a mini httpd! No clue about the price. Andrew Webster andrew@pubnix.net PubNIX Montreal Connected to the world Branche au monde P.O. Box 147 Cote Saint Luc, Quebec H4V 2Y3 tel 514.990.5911 http://www.pubnix.net fax 514.990.9443
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