apcupsd.conf: Which cable type for remote UPS on network?

[vlado99]

On 20.6.2014 20:58, lee wrote:
> Hi,
>
> what type of cable am I supposed to put into apcupsd.conf for an UPS
> which is connected to a remote computer and monitored over the network?
>
>
Hi Lee.

I have two machines powered by one UPS. M1 controls UPS over USB cable, 
M2 is neighboring machine.

/etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf on M1 contains:
	UPSCABLE usb
	UPSTYPE usb
	DEVICE
	...
	NETSERVER on
	NISIP <M1_ip_address_here>
	NISPORT 3551
	...
/etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf on M2 contains:
	UPSCABLE ether
	UPSTYPE net
	DEVICE <M1_ip_address_here>:3551
	...
	NETSERVER on
	NISIP 127.0.0.1
	NISPORT 3551
	...

This setup works for me. M1 and M2 does correct shutdown on power fail.
Maybe this helps.

Vlado