A simple way to do this is to use X10 stuff, it is fairly easy to drive a
serial-port
x10 controller, then just plug in X10 modules to control each device. One
issue
I ran into is that can't plug the X10 modules into some surge-protection
type
power strips, the signals don't seem to get through.
David Stanhope
dms@stanhope.org

----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Northon <jeffo@sasq.net>
To: <port-i386@NetBSD.ORG>
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 1:41 PM
Subject: Electrical relays <- NetBSD


> Howdy,
>
> Has anyone developed something that will interface with NetBSD to switch
> relays (to control hung machines remotely)? We are starting on a project
> to do this. I think I heard about a parallel port device, is there
> anything else?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff Northon
>