Matt Herbert writes:
> Anybody know what the Wake On LAN header is on ethernet cards?
> I have a 3Com 3c905C, and I'd love to know what it's for. I've
> plugged it into my MB (which supports WOL), but what exactly
> does it let me do? I suspect I can turn the computer on remotely
> by ?pinging? it or something? I've noticed the Link light stays
> light on the Hub and Card even when the computer is off.
If you send a special frame to the WOL NIC, this will turn on the
power to a powered down computer. If you really want the packet
format I could probably dig it up.
I'm not really sure why this is really useful, but then again I'm
biased: my systems are always on and they're always running cron jobs
and they're nearly always busy doing something. Oh, and the systems
that I use allow me to sensibly access them remotely...
--kevin
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