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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42710.0&return_msg=42710.5"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42710.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42710.11">11–19</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=42710.5">UPS, 2X NAS, USB</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="42710_5_19_10"> <a name="a42710_5"></a><div class="message" id="message_42710_5"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time"> 3 Dec 2020 14:37</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 3 Dec 2020 16:02"></span></span> <span class="message_count">5 of 19</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42710.5">42710.5</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42710.4">42710.4</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I must have misunderstood.<br /> <br /> You're trying to connect one USB device (the UPS) to two computers? And they both need to know what the UPS is telling them?<br /> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42710.5&return_msg=42710.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42710.5"> <span class="rating">+1/1</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42710_6"></a><div class="message" id="message_42710_6"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time"> 3 Dec 2020 14:38</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 3 Dec 2020 16:02"></span></span> <span class="message_count">6 of 19</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42710.6">42710.6</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42710.4">42710.4</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Is the LAN out if you add a network switch to the UPS? </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42710.6&return_msg=42710.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42710.6"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42710_7"></a><div class="message" id="message_42710_7"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time"> 3 Dec 2020 16:11</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 3 Dec 2020 17:51"></span></span> <span class="message_count">7 of 19</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42710.7">42710.7</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42710.5#a42710_6" target="_self">42710.6</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Yeah, I don't want to reconfigure the lan, just give the two NAS file servers an opportunity to gracefully shutdown.<br /> <br /> I think I'll just stick the hub in there and see if it works. One odd issue: the original NAS still reported the UPS as connected, even after I disconnected it from the usb and rebooted it. Anyhoo, the new NAS detected the UPS usb connection ok.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42710.7&return_msg=42710.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42710.7"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42710_8"></a><div class="message" id="message_42710_8"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time"> 4 Dec 2020 08:27</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">8 of 19</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42710.8">42710.8</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Does it depend on which device is acting as the host? If it's the UPS then should maybe work, if it's the NAS then you'll have two hosts on one USB and things will cry.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42710.8&return_msg=42710.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42710.8"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42710_9"></a><div class="message" id="message_42710_9"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: william (WILLIAMA)<span class="message_time"> 4 Dec 2020 08:59</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 4 Dec 2020 20:10"></span></span> <span class="message_count">9 of 19</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42710.9">42710.9</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42710.4">42710.4</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Yeah, I understand why you have a UPS, I just didn't get what you were asking. It does look like the common way of doing this is to have one NAS with the USB connection as a primary (Network UPS Server) and then use one of a variety of tools to set the new NAS as a slave to it. But this relies on the network being available - which in your case you won't have. <br /> <br /> I suppose it depends on whether the UPS does some sort of pairing via USB and only allows one pair.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42710.9&return_msg=42710.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42710.9"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42710_10"></a><div class="message" id="message_42710_10"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Matt<span class="message_time"> 4 Dec 2020 13:07</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 5 Dec 2020 19:55"></span></span> <span class="message_count">10 of 19</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42710.10">42710.10</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42710.5#a42710_8" target="_self">42710.8</a></div> <div class="message_body"> This.<br /> <br /> In my experience, the UPS will be a downstream device (think printer, thumbstick, etc.) and you will optionally have some software (usually built into the OS) that detects the change in power source from the UPS and displays that to the user or logged somewhere.<br /> <br /> It's unlikely to work the other way around.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42710.10&return_msg=42710.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42710.10"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42710_11"></a><div class="message" id="message_42710_11"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time"> 4 Dec 2020 18:24</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Matt <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 6 Dec 2020 19:54"></span></span> <span class="message_count">11 of 19</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42710.11">42710.11</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42710.5#a42710_10" target="_self">42710.10</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Glad I'm not going crazy.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42710.11&return_msg=42710.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42710.11"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42710_12"></a><div class="message" id="message_42710_12"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time"> 4 Dec 2020 20:15</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Matt <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 6 Dec 2020 19:54"></span></span> <span class="message_count">12 of 19</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42710.12">42710.12</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42710.5#a42710_10" target="_self">42710.10</a></div> <div class="message_body"> The NAS doesn't talk to the UPS, it's the other way around. The UPS does all the talking, the attached NAS/PC/whatever just listens and reacts to whatever the UPS is telling it. On USB. That's why I suppose a hub might work.<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 4 Dec 2020 20:15 by DSMITHHFX</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42710.12&return_msg=42710.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42710.12"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42710_13"></a><div class="message" id="message_42710_13"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time"> 5 Dec 2020 16:38</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 5 Dec 2020 17:55"></span></span> <span class="message_count">13 of 19</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42710.13">42710.13</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42710.5#a42710_12" target="_self">42710.12</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Much like a flatbed scanner talks to a computer and sends the image to the computer and not the other way around, you can't connect the scanner to two computers simultaneously.<br /> Or a mouse, or a keyboard. <br /> <br /> It'll still be two way communication. Host (NAS) and Device (UPS). <br /> I'd love to see it work, but my guess is it won't. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42710.13&return_msg=42710.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42710.13"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42710_14"></a><div class="message" id="message_42710_14"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time"> 5 Dec 2020 17:55</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 5 Dec 2020 21:02"></span></span> <span class="message_count">14 of 19</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42710.14">42710.14</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42710.5#a42710_13" target="_self">42710.13</a></div> <div class="message_body"> And a printer?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42710.14&return_msg=42710.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42710.14"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="42710.15" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>