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danbrew · Mar 23, 2003, 03:38 PM

I seem to recall there is an option that will wake a machine from sleep if there is specific network activity addressed that that machine. Here's my situation - I've got a few Macs and a few PCs on a network. I can talk to all of them, ping them, share information, share common resources, etc. BUT... the Macs go to sleep after a period of inactivity. Sometimes one of them might go for days without being used. I'd like the machine to automatically awake from sleep if there is a specific request for information - if I try to connect to a share on that machine, etc.

I've been through the System Preferences three-ways to Sunday, but haven't been able to find a "Wake on Network Activity" command.

Any suggestions or pointers would be appreciated.

thanks - danbrew

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Mar 23, 2003, 05:51 PM

You ethernet card has to support it, if you don't see it in the system prefs then the card is a no go. What computers do you have?

danbrew · Mar 23, 2003, 06:14 PM

Originally posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker:
You ethernet card has to support it, if you don't see it in the system prefs then the card is a no go. What computers do you have?

DP 1ghz PowerMac & 500 mhz TiPB

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