On Wed, Sep 19, 2001 at 12:58:14PM +0200, Emil Pedersen wrote: > I got an APC UPS (don't recall the exact model) with a serial > connection. What kind of cable should be used (straigt, crossed or > special)? I _GUESS_ nothing will burn if I try the wrong type, but if I > knowing the cable to be the right one would make it easier to find why > things don't work (in case it don't).
Ugh, i would think the best way to find out what kind of cable it uses, is to take the cable and a multimeter, and figure it out :) ofcourse, if you dont have a cable, there IS a chance that you might be able to fry it if you happen to cross some bad wires. Espcially if it runs in 'dumb-mode' as opposed to 'smart-mode'. Go take a look at the UPS-HOWTO... specifically chapter 6 http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/UPS-HOWTO.html -- Adam McDaniel Infrastructure Technology Consultant M-Tech Mercury Information Technology, Inc.
