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 ======================================================================== Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.
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