On Wednesday 21 March 2007 19:58, Jim Cheetham wrote: > As an OT question ... > > I'd like to put my laser printer in the garage (nothing stopping me!), > connect it to the network and print to it. Easy. > > But, I don't want to leave it switched on all the time - serious power > consumption :-) > > I don't want to queue a print job, go to the garage, switch it on, > wait for warm up, wait for the queue to run, wait and freeze things > off until it prints ... > > I'd like to be able to switch the power on and off remotely. So I'm > looking for a networked power management switch ... > > I've found interesting ones on the wider net :- > http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7139308230.html > http://www.planet.com.tw/product/product_intro.php?menu_id=51 > http://www.wti.com/ips4.htm > http://www.snappernet.co.nz/Packages/FernShop/FernShop/Pub.Shop.Product/PID >/4567%A60CBD56E8/LINK/Pub.Shop.Product_BTN_DETAILS4567%A60CBD56E8/TYPE/detai >ls/ROOT/SNAPPER > > But I haven't found anything cheapish (The SnapperNet one at $427 > doesn't meet my current definition of cheap!) > > If you know of anything interesting, please tell me about it! > > -jim
Jim and others, For this one you have to assemble some bits......... http://tuxgraphics.org/electronics/200606/article06061.shtml But it does exactly what you asked for. As an aside and dependent on my work, I hope to have one of mine assembled as soon as possible. The intended use.....covert and remote bedside light and stereo control in the room of pre-teenage girl....Nuff said, I think Andrew
