Questions about UPS+surge protector

[James Knott]

I have a couple of APC 500 VA units that I bought from Staples.  The 
last one was $50.  There is Linux software for it, from a couple of 
sources.  When the power fails, messages pop up and e-mail is sent to 
root.  If the outage is long enough, it shuts the computer down.  It 
lasts about 20 minutes, with my Athlon XP 1700+ system.

The UPS has both backup and surge protected outlets and also a surge 
protector for phone lines.  It connects to the computer via USB.


Walter Dnes wrote:
>   I investigated a bit some time ago, but I wanted to wait until I had
> moved to my current place.  I forgot about it until the past couple of
> weeks when I've had to shut down several times before going to work,
> due to forecasts of thunderstorms.  It's getting rather annoying.  In
> addition to power surges, thunderstorms cause power flickers, so I'd
> need short-term power backup.
> 
>   Here's my specs...
>   - surge protection for computers+peripherals.  This includes phone
>     lines (dialup and/or ADSL) as well as power lines.  Clean power
>     would be a nice benefit too.
> 
>   - backup power for two computers and peripherals.  I'm not looking for
>     48 hours.  I want several minutes, possibly up to an hour of power,
>     and then a clean shutdown if power hasn't come back.
> 
>   - to stay on topic in this list, I obviously want a system that can
>     communicate with 2 computers running linux (Debian), to initiate a
>     clean shutdown.
> 
>   I've looked at Greytech's web site ( http://www.greytech.com ), and I
> see a lot of different models with specs and numbers that I don't
> understand.
> 

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