On Mon, 24 Oct 2011, Jack Coats wrote:
I use a Web Power Switch from digital-dataloggers.com too. Some friends that are admins at watkins.edu where they use them extensively. The autoping does well, but the folks at Watkins.edu have some of their prior generation strips also and control them from some servers running perl scripts to do the monitoring. ... I would rather have a cheaper DIY solution, but the Web Power Switch is great and pretty much bullet proof.
I had gotten wary of the Web Power Switch after one of the first two I had used failed at an early age. Good to know others have had success with them.
I have gotten many years of good use from a Western Telematic Inc Remote Power Boot Switch (RPB+) controlled by scripts on an old laptop connected to it with a serial cable and have at least one that I don't expect to ever use that I'd be glad to give to anyone who might have use for it (pick up in Boston).
http://www.wti.com/guides/rpbpguid.pdf -Stephen _______________________________________________ Hardwarehacking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/hardwarehacking
