[TriLUG] remote power on/off device

[rasch at raschnet.com]

On Tue, Sep 16, 2003 at 10:29:55AM -0400, Andrew Perrin <clists at perrin.socsci.unc.edu> wrote:
> I use an X10 device for exactly this purpose. I bought it off ebay for
> around $20, I think. It comes with a transmitter that plugs into the
> serial port, a receiver that turns one device on/off, and one additional
> receiver. There are several linux-compatible ways to address the
> transmitter; I've been using one called "bottle rocket" because it was the
> first one I tried, and it worked for me. The X10 package I bought is
> called "firecracker".

And as an added bonus, we can drive by your house and turn it on and off
from the street!

David
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 189 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://www.trilug.org/pipermail/trilug/attachments/20030916/9e8b8aa0/attachment.pgp>