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Date:      Sat, 25 Aug 2007 13:53:19 -0400
From:      Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com>
To:        Freebsd questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   FBSD-friendly UPS for home needs
Message-ID:  <18128.27791.491938.844812@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
In-Reply-To: <19b45665395c7bf4ad37b40b0c3efca4@szalbot.homedns.org>
References:  <19b45665395c7bf4ad37b40b0c3efca4@szalbot.homedns.org>

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Zbigniew Szalbot writes:

>  I am going to get a UPS device for my home freebsd gateway/router
>  and wonder if there is anything that you would recommend? At work
>  I use APC units and there is a dedicated software to manage it
>  (apcupsd). Not sure if that's the case with other manufacturers?
>  I'd like to get something that could be managed by software and
>  at the some time not too expensive... you know home
>  budget...erm...

	Assuming the manufacturer does not provide a program - and few
do - the preferred software for APC (and compatible) units is
"apcupsd"; for others, it seems to be "nut" (sysutils/nut).
Check carefully to make sure it works with your UPS.


					Robert Huff



	



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