Re: How would a bad UPS affect only the network port

2013-04-28 Thread Sam Varshavchik
Tim writes: It could well be that you have had a series of bad UPSs, or it could be that your mains supply is so bad that the UPS spends most of its time supplying the computer, rather than charging its batteries. Or you could be putting too much of a load on it. Nah, it was the UPSes :-) Hav

Re: How would a bad UPS affect only the network port

2013-04-27 Thread Tim
Allegedly, on or about 27 April 2013, Sam Varshavchik sent: > So, that leaves me wondering how a bad UPS would affect a server's > network port, and only its network port. If it has a noisy power supply, it could generate enough hash to cause interference with certain things. I have two or three

How would a bad UPS affect only the network port

2013-04-27 Thread Sam Varshavchik
I had a curious episode unfold over a course of a week involving a server running F18. I'm just trying to solve a little puzzle in the aftermath, as a mental excersize. I went through three bad UPSes. The manufacturer had a bad batch of UPSes. From all appearances they worked when plugged i