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> Hi,
> I was wondering if there is a way to remotely shutdown a linux machine
> without actually telneting/ssh in to that machine. The scenario is a
> *Power UPS connected to a Windows machine which monitors the
> amount of battery left. When low on battery, the Windows machine will
> shutdown. This works fine. However, the Linux box is also hooked up to
> the same UPS but cannot monitor it as there is only one communications
> port on the UPS. How can I make Windows shutdown my Linux box also
> when battery is low? Thanks.

> > Hi,
> > I was wondering if there is a way to remotely shutdown a linux machine
> > without actually telneting/ssh in to that machine. The scenario is a
> > *Power UPS connected to a Windows machine which monitors the
> > amount of battery left. When low on battery, the Windows machine will
> > shutdown. This works fine. However, the Linux box is also hooked up to
> > the same UPS but cannot monitor it as there is only one communications
> > port on the UPS. How can I make Windows shutdown my Linux box also
> > when battery is low? Thanks.

> If the UPS only sends a message and doesn't require anything back, you
> can wire the receive wire of the serial ports together, so that both
> computers can read it.  You can also use some file as a flag that gets
> checked frequently.

> --

> james.knott.

> It's a smart UPS, so I guess it does expect something back. I know of a
APC
> daemon that does this very well, but it only works with APC UPSes, and
mine
> isn't an APC. Thanks.

> Daniel

> > > Hi,
> > > I was wondering if there is a way to remotely shutdown a linux machine
> > > without actually telneting/ssh in to that machine. The scenario is a
> > > *Power UPS connected to a Windows machine which monitors the
> > > amount of battery left. When low on battery, the Windows machine will
> > > shutdown. This works fine. However, the Linux box is also hooked up to
> > > the same UPS but cannot monitor it as there is only one communications
> > > port on the UPS. How can I make Windows shutdown my Linux box also
> > > when battery is low? Thanks.

> > If the UPS only sends a message and doesn't require anything back, you
> > can wire the receive wire of the serial ports together, so that both
> > computers can read it.  You can also use some file as a flag that gets
> > checked frequently.

> > --

> > james.knott.