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From: rhiggins@carroll1.cc.edu (Ron Higgins)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: FreeBSD v2.1 and an U.P.S. (help needed)
Date: 20 Mar 1996 13:15:01 -0600
Organization: Lightning Systems
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Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4iplfl$h6g@carroll1.cc.edu>
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Hi,
I've been given a research project that I need help on.
I've got a remote Web Server running under FreeBSD v2.1 on a Pentium 166
with a PCI SCSI Controller, 4 gig SCSI drive, a PCI 10baseT Ethernet card
and a keyboard. (no monitor)
I need an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) for the system that can tell
the operating system to shut down when the batteries are low during a power
outage.
I contacted APC (www.apcc.com), but they are not familiar with BSD, so
couldn't help me out.
Anyone else out there do this already? (i.e, get a UPS to talk to a BSD
system) I've been recommended a APC Back UPS 450 which has a 9-pin
interface on it to allow such communication, but don't know what kind of
other hardware and software I'm going to need.
Any help you can provide would be appreciated.
Please respond to the e-mail address listed below since my newsfeed is
very unreliable. (it just came back online after several days without
service).
Thank you,
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