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Date:      Fri, 20 Jan 2006 12:39:42 -0600
From:      David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net>
To:        Martin Tournoy <carpetsmoker@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Wake-on-LAN won't work if FreeBSD/Linux shuts down the system...?
Message-ID:  <20060120183942.GC3966@Grumpy.DynDNS.org>
In-Reply-To: <4dd4cddf0601200822k74ecdafr@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <4dd4cddf0601200822k74ecdafr@mail.gmail.com>

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On Fri, Jan 20, 2006 at 04:22:55PM +0000, Martin Tournoy wrote:
> I'm trying to get WoL working, and actually works quite well as long
> as windows shuts down the system.
> However, when FreeBSD or Linux shuts down my system, it won't work,
> and if I manually turn on the system and shut it down again (even
> before POST is done) WoL will work again(!?!?)
> 
> I've tried shutting down my system in every way I could think of, but
> it doesn't seem to matter...
> 
> I've been googling for hours on this and didn't get alot wiser, does
> anyone have any experience or solution for this?

You ask such a question without saying anything about what NIC you are
using?

-- 
David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net
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Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.



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