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Macnerd · Apr 28, 2003, 07:45 AM

This is something I should know, but I don't so I'm throwing it out there to the sages........

OK. I am upstairs in my office with my G4 (X10.2.5). My iMac (X10.2.5) downstairs is on, but asleep. I need an MP3 off of the FW drive attached to it but I don't want to walk down there, wake it up and then walk back upstairs to then be able to log on and grab the file. Is there any way to wake the iMac remotely? If so I assume it is using the Terminal? Is there a way to do it without the Terminal? Both Macs have me as their admin and only user but the option to wake for admin access seems to make no difference.

Anyone who could help out there?

Thanks!

Gul Banana · Apr 28, 2003, 08:36 AM

wakeonlan perl script: http://gsd.di.uminho.pt/jpo/software/wakeonlan/

Macnerd · Apr 28, 2003, 08:50 AM

Thanks for the link. I kind of suspected there would be terminal thingys involved. Looks like it is time to get my hands mucky.

Someone should write a GUI for this - I am sure it would be a useful little App. Maybe something in the Menu bar or dock.

awaspaas · Apr 28, 2003, 08:55 AM

I'll save you some time:

http://www.dslreports.com/wakeup

Macnerd · Apr 28, 2003, 09:52 AM

Originally posted by awaspaas:
I'll save you some time:

http://www.dslreports.com/wakeup

That's pretty nifty and scary at the same time! Thanks for the info. I think that somehow some smart person must be able to come up with a really easy way of doing this though, don't you agree? Frankly Apple should include this somewhere in the Sharing pref Pane as a check box so that whenever you try to access a Mac which is asleep it send the packet to it and wakes it up.

Anyway - Much thanks agin to those who replied and offered assistance. Proof positive that the Mac community is still the best.

SMacTech · Apr 28, 2003, 10:02 AM

I thought that the Energy Savers Options dialog which includes 'wake for administrative access ' allows that functionality.
I haven't tried it myself.

Macnerd · Apr 28, 2003, 10:08 AM

Originally posted by SMacTech:
I thought that the Energy Savers Options dialog which includes 'wake for administrative access ' allows that functionality.
I haven't tried it myself.

Steve,

That is exactly what I thought but it appears not to work.....

gatorparrots · Apr 28, 2003, 10:50 AM

It does work. You just have to send it a "magic packet" first. *smile*

If you need to issue a WOL packet from a PC, you can download AMD's MPWake software for that purpose here:
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Connectivit...3~8231,00.html