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jetheroheller
Feb 21, 2016Tutor
RNDU600 on OS6.4 suddenly reports "Cannot communicate with UPS UPS ()."
How do I troubleshoot "Cannot communicate with UPS UPS ()" I've been using this APC BACKUPS 1200XS UPS plugged directly into this NAS for about 5 years now, with no issues, including when I chang...
StephenB
Mar 04, 2016Guru - Experienced User
Arquebus wrote:
The ReadyNAS supports UPS devices managed over SNMP and UPS devices managed over a remote connection. It does not support monitoring over USB.
This is a documentation mistake, and it has been reported to Netgear.
It wouldn't hurt to PM Skywalker linking to this post and offering to send him your logs.
You could manually downgrade back to 6.4.1, and see if the UPS monitoring starts working again.
Arquebus
Mar 05, 2016Aspirant
StephenB wrote:
This is a documentation mistake, and it has been reported to Netgear.
Glad to hear that, it made me worried for a while :)
You could manually downgrade back to 6.4.1, and see if the UPS monitoring starts working again.
Just tried that, and guess what? My UPS is once again detected!
Seems like there might be a bug in 6.4.2. I guess I'll just leave it on 6.4.1 then and wait for a fix.
Thanks for you help StephenB
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