Re: GLUG: Can it be faked?

[Carl Swart <carl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Kevin,

Yes it can be done. However if the power fails and the HP-UX box receives
the signal, by that time the linux box will be dead, so what's the use ?

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Regards,
    Carl Swart
    Systems Administrator
    WebONLINE, SA
    carl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    http://www.webonline.co.za


On Wed, 3 Jan 2001 KEpstein@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 12:40:52 +0200 
> From: KEpstein@xxxxxxxxx
> To: glug@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: GLUG: Can it be faked?
> 
> Hi All, 
> 
> I've got an interesting problem with a simple solution - buy a UPS. 
> I'm not is a hurry to fork out cash though so I'll have to do it the hard
> way. 
> I'm trying to make my linux box think that it directly attached to another
> UPS that's at the oposite side of my building. 
> I have a UPS connected to a HP-UX 10.20 box, and when that box gets the
> "power-fail" signal from the UPS, I'd like to the somehow get the HP-UX box
> to "be the ups" and send the same signal to my linux box. Basically I need
> the HP box to fake being a UPSas far as my linux box is concerned? Can this
> be done?
> 
> Rgds, 
> Kevin
> 
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