this is interesting. You traditionally can't wake from sleep over airport but you can over ethernet. it sounds like Apple now let you wake from sleep over Apple wireless kit. If I've understood that correctly, apple gear offers a greater functionality than the rest.
which is annoying me as I sold my AeBS not long ago because it offered nothing my BT Homehub didn't -- but would allow wake-from-sleep-over-wireless based on what you've said below... On 22 May 2010, at 22:14, Stephen Watson wrote: > > "We like the Wake-on-LAN feature, which you can use to wake a computer over > the internet. All you have to do is save your target PCs MAC address in the > routers Wake-on-LAN list, connect to the dedicated web page from over the > internet and wake your computer." > > > However, on my iMac's help it says: > > "If you’re sharing your computer’s resources, such as a shared printer or > iTunes playlist, you can set your computer to wake from sleep when other > users access those resources. > > To use this feature, you need an Apple wireless device that supports 802.11n, > with the latest firmware installed." > > > So, are Apple twiddling the Mac hardware so that I MUST use an Apple router > or are they being economical with the truth? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
