Re: [Nut-upsuser] Re: SmartLink UPS - Suggestions as to which serial

2006-06-04 Thread Peter Selinger
You can use strace(1) to track the system calls the software makes, which should allow you to monitor the communications and figure out the protocol. -- Peter gypsy wrote: gypsy wrote: Although this SmartLink comes with a Linux program to monitor it, I'd rather use nut if possible.

Re: [Nut-upsuser] Recommended UPS to buy for use with NUT?

2006-06-04 Thread Arjen de Korte
Clay Barnes wrote: I am running a home box (600watt total load, may expand to 800-900) and I need a UPS that can sustain power to that for at least 20 min, but I want as much time as I can get. Is that rated load, or actual load? That seems like an awful lot of Hm... It's the max draw of my

Re: [Nut-upsuser] Recommended UPS to buy for use with NUT?

2006-06-04 Thread Peter Selinger
Hi Arjen, I understand your technical points, but I think you are overkilling this user with information. He asked a simple question about what UPS he should buy. For reference, here is his original question: Clay Barnes wrote: I am running a home box (600watt total load, may expand to

Re: [Nut-upsuser] Recommended UPS to buy for use with NUT?

2006-06-04 Thread Daniel O'Connor
On Monday 05 June 2006 06:37, Rob MacGregor wrote: Worked like a charm when I used it, however there's a gotcha. An ups with a 28 minute runtime may signal LB at 19 minutes, resulting in a shutdown sometime sooner than you expect :) This really pisses me off.. You can't meaningfully claim the