On Sep 4, 2011, at 9:15 PM, David Schwartz wrote:
> Below is from the Apple Help Center/Knowledge Base. It's not clear that "an
> Apple wireless device" is a router or a computer, but given the source it's
> likely the former. Odd how they omit any mention of this working with wired
> networks, although I just tried and it (not surprisingly) does.
Wake-on-LAN for a wired connection is older and easier technology. The problem
comes from the fact that a wireless connection needs relatively constant
traffic just to "stay alive," while a wired connection stays alive just by
virtue of remaining plugged in.
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