Just reading some stuff on this post. Wake On Lan WILL work over wireless and it is very simple. The MAC address of the target device to Wake on the network is broadcast 16 times either on a broadcast address or an IP directed broadcast.
There are two things required for WOL. The MAC address of the target machine and the IP address if an IP directed broadcast is required. For networks where routers are present an IP directed broadcast is required but this should not be an issue in any home network (You would hope!) so a standard broadcast is ok! I currently have a squeezebox 1 and think WOL would be a great addition and I would be happy to upgrade to version 2 should WOL be a supported feature. The only issue I can see with WOL is to enable it on the PC hosting the server. Most modern LAN cards support WOL, some require a small connecting lead to the mainboard. Most LAN cards are now built in so this is not a problem. Just change the BIOS settings to listen for WOL packets! The main issue I have with the SqueezeBox is that I have to go upstairs and switch on my PC first. With WOL, my problem is solved! How about a shutdown feature when you poweroff the squeezebox?? Should be easy to implement!!! -- rbetts _______________________________________________ beta mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
