Re: APC UPS Network low battery network broadcast

["alanmiddleton74" <yahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Jim Noble <yahoo-groups@b...> wrote:
> alanmiddleton74 wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know of software that will 'pretend' to be an APC UPS
and
> > broadcast a low battery warning over the network.
> > I can find plenty of software that will respond; parachute etc
but
> > can't seem to locate anything that will send out the broadcast.
> > Shame seems like a well supported way to remotely shutdown
network
> > devices as opposed to just computers. Don't want to go the x10
'pull
> > the plug' route as I'd like to get an orderly shutdown.
>
>
> Buy the cheapest UPS you can, and pull the plug on it with X10?
>
> Jim

Sadly cheap and an apc ups that features this facility don't seem to
go hand in hand. From what I understand the 'message' is propriorty
and needs to be network broadcast as opposed to off the cheaper serial
lead option. Hmm maybe I can find one on ebay with dead batteries
since I'm not intested in the ups part just the ability to broadcast
the message.

Thanks for the thoughts.

Alan.