Try looking at the iBoot. It costs alot less then what you are looking at and should handle your needs.
-----Original Message-----
From: The Wirefree Network [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sun 8/24/2003 12:16 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc:
Subject: [smartBridges] Remote Power Rebooters
Coincidentally, I have spent over 20 hours out of the past 28 hours
researching remote power rebooters. I MUST have them!
Let me tell you what I would LOVE to have:
An all-inclusive unit that contains 4-8 outlets (preferably powered by
one power cord). Before I go further, take a look at these to get an
idea of what I am looking for:
http://www.baytech.net/cgi-private/product?catagory=DS-RPC+SERIES
That unit is almost there.
Then there is this one:
http://www.baytech.net/cgi-private/product?product=RPC3-15
Okay...continuing on with MY needs. I would LOVE to have a power
control unit that has the ability to assign a PING address to each
outlet. The power control unit would PING the associated IP at
specified intervals. When the unit becomes unresponsive, it reboots.
Simple as that. Some of these RPC (remote power controllers) are
close...but don't quite cut it. On top of this AUTO reboot ability
(with PING), I want both LAN (web) interface and dial-in interface (in
case the LAN side was down). I don't think I am asking for too
much...considering all of these products have the ability...just not all
in one box. I don't think?!??
So...I just keep trudging through the jungle we call the Internet. Here
are some more runner-UPS (no pun attended).
http://www.usacommunications.com/supp/tb-450.html
http://www.cpscom.com/reboot.htm
http://www.dataprobe.com/share/4pk415.html
http://www.remotepowerswitch.com/ <-- very cheap
I need these in place and working by Wednesday evening.
I also have some decent software that will do the IP pings and when
something is down will execute an .exe or .bat or even initiate a serial
communications (rs-232). http://www.paessler.com/ipcheck/features
So...now that it seems everyone is in the "giving mood"...maybe we could
all put our minds to this and find an "all inclusive" solution. BTW...I
have a close acquaintance (owner of one of the above companies) who is
willing to build the "all inclusive" device if one, there is no such
device, and two, we will buy it.
What do you all think.
Sully
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Haynes
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 8:11 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Re[2]: [smartBridges] help with APPO problem
Also check out the APC smartUPS line. You can put a IP interface on them
and
controll each outlet individualy as well as add enviornmental onitoring
to
it. ~$600 will give you enviornmental monitoring, web based management
and
monitoring, 4 ports and fair amount of reserve power and you can
schedule
events as well as respond to internal and external triggers.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Gloria Vester
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 8:24 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Re[2]: [smartBridges] help with APPO problem
That looks like a neat device, never seen anything like that. It might
help
out until we can figure out why the APPOs keep losing their Ethernet
port.
But I would have to have one on each APPO, so that's 4 of them at $275
each,
just to be able to reboot equipment that won't stay up. I do appreciate
the
information, though, I am sure it will be very useful and might be a
temporary way of controlling these things.
Thanks,
Gloria
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry at Mutual Data" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Gloria Vester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 8:12 PM
Subject: Re[2]: [smartBridges] help with APPO problem
> Hello Gloria,
>
> http://www.dataprobe.com/power/iboot.html They work like champs.
> Also you should have a cat 5 run to the ground for access at the site
> to the equipment in the box.
>
>
>
> Barry
>
> Saturday, August 23, 2003, 2:39:56 PM, you wrote:
>
> GV> Marlon,
> GV> My AC runs up the water tower from a breaker at the base of the
tower.
There is an AC outlet in my NEMA box with the UPS plugged into it, a
power
strip into that, with all the power supplies and
> GV> the D-Link switch plugged into that. All the cat-5 is outdoor
rated,
shielded and gel filled, all cables tested with a cable tester after
being
built up on the tower. As for lightning
> GV> arrestors, we haven't had any sign of lightning or a drop of rain
in
months - this is north Texas where rain doesn't exist from June until
October. I don't see how I would run a power cord down
> GV> the tower, it just doesn't seem possible. We can try moving the
cat-5
cables around to different ports on the switch to see if it is one port
on
the switch that is failing, but since we have had
> GV> two different units fail now with the same exact problem and they
are
on different ports, I don't think that would tell us much.
>
> GV> Any more ideas - I am always willing to listen and try different
things,
> GV> Gloria
> GV> ----- Original Message -----
> GV> From: Marlon Schafer (509-982-2181)
> GV> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> GV> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 1:00 PM
> GV> Subject: Re: [smartBridges] help with APPO problem
>
>
> GV> First off, run a power cord to the bottom of the tower for a bit
so
you can just unplug it to reset everything ;-).
>
> GV> If multiple units are seeing failed eithernet ports you might
need
to look at your switch. Also, might want to make sure you have good
lighting arrestors on the cat 5 ports.
>
> GV> In almost 4 years of this wisp stuff I've only lost a couple of
ethernet ports and both of those were at the same place and on the same
linksys cable router.
>
> GV> Until this fall. We lost two sb radios with dead ethernet ports
durning a storm. One ap and one client. At one location the homeowner
also
lost the ethernet port in the dell computer. At
> GV> another location all radios are fine but the customer lost a nic
in a
dell computer.
>
> GV> I'm thinking that there may be some crappy ethernet ports on the
market?
>
> GV> marlon
>
> GV> ----- Original Message -----
> GV> From: Gloria Vester
> GV> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> GV> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 9:50 AM
> GV> Subject: Re: [smartBridges] help with APPO problem
>
>
> GV> Marlon,
> GV> I don't have any spares here. The only extras I have are the
one
we took down night before last that we thought was bad, and an indoor
that
was sent to me instead of an outdoor.
>
> GV> We replaced the POE with a known good one on Wednesday night,
we
replaced the radio itself Thursday night, and replaced the power supply
last
night. So far it is up, but it usually takes
> GV> about 24 hours for it to go down.
>
> GV> Now a different one is down - same problem - dead Ethernet
side,
can't talk to it. This is the first time this one has gone down since
we
put them up three or four weeks ago.
>
> GV> If you have any more ideas, let me know. I am willing to try
anything at this point, if my techs don't quit because they are sick and
tired of climbing the water tower every night to either
> GV> reset something or replace something.
>
> GV> Thanks for your help,
> GV> Gloria
>
> GV> ----- Original Message -----
> GV> From: Marlon Schafer (509-982-2181)
> GV> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> GV> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> GV> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 10:24 AM
> GV> Subject: Re: [smartBridges] help with APPO problem
>
>
> GV> You have other ones there right?
>
> GV> First, swap ethernet ports on the switch. Swap power
supplies
and then power injectors (I just had a bad power shot) with a known good
working unit.
>
> GV> If none of that works, swap the ap with a known good working
unit. If the problem moves, yep, really bad luck! If the problem stays
with another radio, it's environmental.
>
> GV> I know when we first got started we were on one end of a 30
mile
ptp wmux link. It would totally shut down my radio. Similar to what
you
are seeing.
>
> GV> Call me and let me know what you find or if you'd like to
talk
about this a bit more.
>
> GV> *Time to learn those trouble-shooting techniques ;-)*
>
> GV> marlon
> GV> 509.988.0260 cell
> GV> ----- Original Message -----
> GV> From: Gloria Vester
> GV> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> GV> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 6:30 PM
> GV> Subject: [smartBridges] help with APPO problem
>
>
> GV> Anyone got suggestions as to what is causing one of my
APPOs
to go down? We have had to climb the water tower and reset it three
times
in the last week. We replaced the POE on Wednesday
> GV> and it went down again Thursday. I ordered a new unit overnighted
and
replaced the unit last night. It worked great all day today, but is
down
again now. The outdoor rated cat-5 run is only
> GV> about 20 feet, the cable was tested with a cable tester before
putting
it in place, everything is water proofed (even though we haven't had
rain in
months). What else is there? The POE was
> GV> replaced, the entire unit was replaced, and we still have the same
exact problem. When it does this, the Ethernet LED is off, the Power
and
TXRX LED is on solid, and we have no communication
> GV> with it. Did I get so lucky as to get two bad units with the same
exact problem? The only item that has not been replaced is the power
supply - could that be bad? All the other units on the
> GV> water tower are working fine since I upgraded the firmware last
Sunday. They are all plugged into the same switch, which is plugged
into a
UPS and all of it is in an air conditioned NEMA box.
>
> GV> smartBridges tech - or anyone - help!
> GV> Thanks!
> GV> Gloria
>
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Barry mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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