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KenK wrote:
VanguardLH wrote: What old UPS brand and model do you have? Emerson UPS 600 Closest I could find of what they are offering now is: http://www.emerson.com/catalog/en-us...ems/solahd-s1k While the specs mention a DB-9 (serial) interface, there is no mention of a special cable (maybe they didn't putz with the signaling) but also no mention of software. However: http://www.emerson.com/documents/automation/164182.pdf mentions "cable and software included". I found no links to downloads. Guess you'll have to contact them at: http://www.emerson.com/en-us/contact-us Picking "solahd" under Automatic Solutions took me to: http://www.emersonindustrial.com/en-...s/aboutus.aspx At neither domain did I find a support or download page. Unfortunately they are a sticker-branding company. They don't build anything on which they slap their brand sticker. They are into a wide range of products that are all over the place on types of products or services and rebrand from the lowest-cost manufacturer. I found some association of Emerson with Liebert who has their multilink software. Some more searching found: http://www.emerson.com/catalog/en-us/solahd-multilink Alas, it says "Requirements: A UPS with its model beginning S4K." That probably means the versions they carry and will support (from wherever they get the software) are only the latest versions so there is some limitation on what models they support. Have you tried using the UPS support already in Windows XP (designed for APC) to see if it works with your old UPS? There's a chance that Emerson or whomever wrote the software used the same command set as APC. https://www.vertivco.com/en-us/produ.../liebert-iton/ That Liebert 600VA UPS looks similar and, as mentioned, there appears some association between Emerson and Liebert. Like Emerson, Liebert doesn't offer any software downloads. I suspect you are screwed trying to get Emerson's or Libert's software for that old UPS. Maybe APC-coded UPS support in Windows might work. https://www.microsoft.com/resources/....mspx?mfr=true I found this site: http://networkupstools.org/ups-protocols.html that describes the communications protocol used by several brands of UPSes. For APC, their page is: http://networkupstools.org/protocols/apcsmart.html Alas, it looks like APC employed a wiring hack for their cable and why I mentioned before that a special cable might be needed that has "UPS" marked on one end, or you can make your own. |
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VanguardLH wrote in :
KenK wrote: VanguardLH wrote: What old UPS brand and model do you have? Emerson UPS 600 Closest I could find of what they are offering now is: http://www.emerson.com/catalog/en-us.../electrical-co mponents-lighting/uninterruptible-power-systems/solahd-s1k While the specs mention a DB-9 (serial) interface, there is no mention of a special cable (maybe they didn't putz with the signaling) but also no mention of software. However: http://www.emerson.com/documents/automation/164182.pdf mentions "cable and software included". I found no links to downloads. Guess you'll have to contact them at: http://www.emerson.com/en-us/contact-us Picking "solahd" under Automatic Solutions took me to: http://www.emersonindustrial.com/en-.../aboutus/conta ctus/Pages/aboutus.aspx At neither domain did I find a support or download page. Unfortunately they are a sticker-branding company. They don't build anything on which they slap their brand sticker. They are into a wide range of products that are all over the place on types of products or services and rebrand from the lowest-cost manufacturer. I found some association of Emerson with Liebert who has their multilink software. Some more searching found: http://www.emerson.com/catalog/en-us/solahd-multilink Alas, it says "Requirements: A UPS with its model beginning S4K." That probably means the versions they carry and will support (from wherever they get the software) are only the latest versions so there is some limitation on what models they support. Have you tried using the UPS support already in Windows XP (designed for APC) to see if it works with your old UPS? There's a chance that Emerson or whomever wrote the software used the same command set as APC. https://www.vertivco.com/en-us/produ...power/uninterr uptible-power-supplies-ups/liebert-iton/ That Liebert 600VA UPS looks similar and, as mentioned, there appears some association between Emerson and Liebert. Like Emerson, Liebert doesn't offer any software downloads. I suspect you are screwed trying to get Emerson's or Libert's software for that old UPS. Maybe APC-coded UPS support in Windows might work. https://www.microsoft.com/resources/.../xp/all/proddo cs/en-us/pwrmn_ups_configure_ups.mspx?mfr=true I found this site: http://networkupstools.org/ups-protocols.html that describes the communications protocol used by several brands of UPSes. For APC, their page is: http://networkupstools.org/protocols/apcsmart.html Alas, it looks like APC employed a wiring hack for their cable and why I mentioned before that a special cable might be needed that has "UPS" marked on one end, or you can make your own. Thank you so much for all your help and research. I'm very grateful. I printed out your message and will absorb it and plan some reseach later. -- I love a good meal! That's why I don't cook. |
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: I was innocently doing some Google searching with the Srware Iron browser and had just clicked on a Walmart site. While waiting for it to load I looked away to do something else and when I looked back the computer was booting! I vaguely recall a similar reboot many many years ago but not again for many years. Something to be concerned about or just a seldom-seen XP bug? If it matters using Kaspersky virus protection. XP Home with SP3 TIA Happened again. Twice. Using SRWare Iron Browser. Google for a Walmart site. Then clicked on it. Site started to display. Computer rebooted! Tried again. Another reboot. Tried Firefox. No reboot. Evidently something about the Walmart server SRWare doesn't like. This eliminates the previous power-bump cause suggestion. I'd switch back to Firefox but SRware is so VERY much faster. No comparison. I'll have to remember not to visit Walmart with this browser. What next? g -- I love a good meal! That's why I don't cook. |
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KenK wrote:
Happened again. Twice. Using SRWare Iron Browser. Google for a Walmart site. Then clicked on it. Site started to display. Computer rebooted! Tried again. Another reboot. Tried Firefox. No reboot. Evidently something about the Walmart server SRWare doesn't like. This eliminates the previous power-bump cause suggestion. I'd switch back to Firefox but SRware is so VERY much faster. No comparison. I'll have to remember not to visit Walmart with this browser. What next? g Have you installed and add-ons or did it come with some pre-installed add-ons? I'd disabled those or test Iron when loaded in its safe mode. Although I dislike all its tentacles (which I've snipped off after installation), I moved to Google Chrome as my primary web browser. There are other Chromium variants, like your Srware Iron, but often they lag on security updates. Like Firefox's ESR versioning branch, the variants often wait for several minor versions to elapse for Chromium before gloming onto a major version's code branch. Google Chrome updates every time there is an update which I neutered in Task Scheduler and have UAC enabled which neuters the About - Help check on version that actually does an update. Google, as did Mozilla once, thinks "check" means "get". I suspect Srware Iron is a straight Chromium derivative and both are open sourceware. On the other hand, Google Chrome, while Chromium based, has some proprietary Google code in that client. Did you install the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Srware Iron? At http://www.srware.net/en/software_sr...n_download.php, the big "Download" link is probably for their 32-bit version -- mostly because they have a separate download link for their 64-bit version. I've found, for example, that the 32-bit version of Firefox would hang more often. Remnant processes were left in memory that interfered with the next load of Firefox, so much so that I created a shortcut to kill all instances of firefox.exe, flashplayerplugin, and plugin-container.exe. The 64-bit version of Firefox exhibits the problem far less often. If you're looking for a small variant of Chromium that is designed to be most secure, you might want to look at the Epic web browser. https://www.epicbrowser.com/ One of its features, very similar to using Opera's VPN service, is to use their VPN. That will hide your IP address and prevent even your ISP knowing to where you visit (other than knowing you are connecting to Epic's VPN server, that is). Of course, with *every* VPN provider, you have to assume they don't track to where you visit. After all, you still have to tell them the final destination (target host). That's the same for entry nodes into the Tor/Onion network; however, it is highly unlikely you will know or can find out exactly how is the entry node operator. In all cases, if your web traffic is encrypted (HTTPS) then the VPN or Tor operator cannot see the content of your traffic but they still know to where you want to visit. They do hide from the target host where you are. I trialed Epic for awhile but missed having the extensions (aka add-ons) to customize its behaviors or features. Extensions are both a security and privacy risk and Epic is all about protecting both. Only a few add-ons are trusted and can be installed into Epic but I don't which ones those are and there is no add-ons listing page at their web site. Maybe their client connects to their online store to present which add-ons are allowed. Epic stays very current to the latest Chromium release. My Google Chrome is at 58.0.3029.110 (I've not updated to 59). Epic is also at the 59 release version. So unlike some other variants, Srware looks to be staying current with the Chromium release schedule. |
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VanguardLH wrote in :
KenK wrote: Happened again. Twice. Using SRWare Iron Browser. Google for a Walmart site. Then clicked on it. Site started to display. Computer rebooted! Tried again. Another reboot. Tried Firefox. No reboot. Evidently something about the Walmart server SRWare doesn't like. This eliminates the previous power-bump cause suggestion. I'd switch back to Firefox but SRware is so VERY much faster. No comparison. I'll have to remember not to visit Walmart with this browser. What next? g Have you installed and add-ons or did it come with some pre-installed add-ons? I'd disabled those or test Iron when loaded in its safe mode. No add-ons I'm aware of. The closest thing I can find is 'Apps' and that lists only 'Web Store'. Although I dislike all its tentacles (which I've snipped off after installation), I moved to Google Chrome as my primary web browser. There are other Chromium variants, like your Srware Iron, but often they lag on security updates. Like Firefox's ESR versioning branch, the variants often wait for several minor versions to elapse for Chromium before gloming onto a major version's code branch. Google Chrome updates every time there is an update which I neutered in Task Scheduler and have UAC enabled which neuters the About - Help check on version that actually does an update. Google, as did Mozilla once, thinks "check" means "get". I suspect Srware Iron is a straight Chromium derivative and both are open sourceware. On the other hand, Google Chrome, while Chromium based, has some proprietary Google code in that client. Did you install the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Srware Iron? It doesn't say. Gives only 49.0.2600.0 as version number. Can't remember where I DLed it from. Picked a DL site at random with Google. I suspect it's 32-bit. At http://www.srware.net/en/software_sr...n_download.php, the big "Download" link is probably for their 32-bit version -- mostly because they have a separate download link for their 64-bit version. I've found, for example, that the 32-bit version of Firefox would hang more often. Remnant processes were left in memory that interfered with the next load of Firefox, so much so that I created a shortcut to kill all instances of firefox.exe, flashplayerplugin, and plugin-container.exe. The 64-bit version of Firefox exhibits the problem far less often. If you're looking for a small variant of Chromium that is designed to be most secure, you might want to look at the Epic web browser. https://www.epicbrowser.com/ One of its features, very similar to using Opera's VPN service, is to use their VPN. That will hide your IP address and prevent even your ISP knowing to where you visit (other than knowing you are connecting to Epic's VPN server, that is). Of course, with *every* VPN provider, you have to assume they don't track to where you visit. After all, you still have to tell them the final destination (target host). That's the same for entry nodes into the Tor/Onion network; however, it is highly unlikely you will know or can find out exactly how is the entry node operator. In all cases, if your web traffic is encrypted (HTTPS) then the VPN or Tor operator cannot see the content of your traffic but they still know to where you want to visit. They do hide from the target host where you are. I trialed Epic for awhile but missed having the extensions (aka add-ons) to customize its behaviors or features. Extensions are both a security and privacy risk and Epic is all about protecting both. Only a few add-ons are trusted and can be installed into Epic but I don't which ones those are and there is no add-ons listing page at their web site. Maybe their client connects to their online store to present which add-ons are allowed. Epic stays very current to the latest Chromium release. My Google Chrome is at 58.0.3029.110 (I've not updated to 59). Epic is also at the 59 release version. So unlike some other variants, Srware looks to be staying current with the Chromium release schedule. -- I love a good meal! That's why I don't cook. |
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