From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 21 15:53:20 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 742B916A420 for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2006 15:53:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mailing-lists@msdi.ca) Received: from mail02.msdihosting.net (9.67-18-64.networks.msdihosting.net [64.18.67.9]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2625443D45 for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2006 15:53:17 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mailing-lists@msdi.ca) Received: from ian.msdi.ca ([70.83.205.150]) by mail02.msdihosting.net ((iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.21 (built Sep 8 2003))) with SMTP id CLI20599 for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2006 10:54:37 -0500 Message-Id: <7.0.0.16.2.20060221105054.0505ccf8@msdi.ca> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.0.0.16 Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 10:53:09 -0500 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Ian Lord In-Reply-To: <20060221153253.21769.qmail@web60020.mail.yahoo.com> References: <7.0.0.16.2.20060221092207.05004b60@msdi.ca> <20060221153253.21769.qmail@web60020.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-DEBUG: 1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: Making APC 500 Back UPS (basic) work with FreeBSD 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: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 15:53:20 -0000 At 10:32 2006-02-21, Peter wrote: >--- Ian Lord wrote: > > > At 09:09 2006-02-21, manish jain wrote: > > >Hi, > > > > > > I just purchased an APC 500 Back UPS (the > > > basic model, not the pro/smart one). It does > > > not have any serial/usb interface. Can I get > > > apcupsd or any other daemon to work with it so > > > that the system automatically shuts down before backup supply runs out > > ? > > > > > > If someone can attach a sample configuration file, I shall be > > grateful. > > > > > > Thanks > > > Manish Jain > > > > How do you think freebsd will know the ups is > > about to stop providing energy if the ups has no serial or usb port ? > > > > :) > >Maybe he can try using the ESP protocol? Not too sure what you are talking about, the only esp protocol I know is for encryption during a vpn connection... But basically, this ups is so "dumb" the only connection between the pc and the ups is through the power cable... Unless you find a way to communicate through that, there is no way you can know there is a power outage (lol unless there is a speaker and you use a microphone to listen for the alarm :)