Re: [Nut-upsdev] Idea: UPS id via powerline broadcast

2011-09-01 Thread Stuart D. Gathman
On Thu, 1 Sep 2011, Charles Lepple wrote: I think the networking layer would be easier than multiple USB connections on an UPS (assuming integrated USB/power cables). Manufacturers seem to have a hard time supporting both USB and serial at once, let alone multiple USB device-side connections.

Re: [Nut-upsdev] Idea: UPS id via powerline broadcast

2011-09-01 Thread Charles Lepple
On Sep 1, 2011, at 2:11 PM, Stuart D. Gathman wrote: If you have a full network link, you wouldn't need a USB hookup. Perhaps that is what you meant by "NUT protocol"? You meant the protocol between the nut driver and the UPS. I was originally referring to the TCP protocol between the NU

Re: [Nut-upsdev] Idea: UPS id via powerline broadcast

2011-09-01 Thread Stuart D. Gathman
On Thu, 1 Sep 2011, Charles Lepple wrote: On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 8:19 PM, Stuart D Gathman wrote: The problem: We maintain small servers in customer offices. Customers often get confused when asked to plug the server into the UPS. Sometimes they have multiple servers from different vendors

Re: [Nut-upsdev] Idea: UPS id via powerline broadcast

2011-09-01 Thread Charles Lepple
On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 8:19 PM, Stuart D Gathman wrote: > The problem: > > We maintain small servers in customer offices.  Customers often get > confused when asked to plug the server into the UPS.  Sometimes they > have multiple servers from different vendors, and multiple UPSs, and > plug our s

[Nut-upsdev] Idea: UPS id via powerline broadcast

2011-08-27 Thread Stuart D Gathman
The problem: We maintain small servers in customer offices. Customers often get confused when asked to plug the server into the UPS. Sometimes they have multiple servers from different vendors, and multiple UPSs, and plug our server into the wrong UPS. The end result is that the UPS being monit