Re: forcedeth - WOL

[Alistair John Strachan <s0348365@sms.ed.ac.uk>]

On Wednesday 27 September 2006 18:50, Martin Filip wrote:
> Hi to LKML,
>
> I'm experiencing some troubles with WOL with my nForce NIC.
> The problem is simple - after setting WOL mode to magic packet my PC
> won't wake up. I've noticed there were some changes about this in new
> kernel, but no luck for me.
>
> I'm using 2.6.18 kernel, vanilla. I've tried this with Windows Vista RC1
> (build 5600) and WOL works correctly. My NIC is integrated on MSI K8N
> Neo4-FI

On my nForce4 CK804 it's disabled by default, I bet this is your problem:

[root] 19:33 [~] ethtool lan
Settings for lan:
        Supported ports: [ MII ]
        Supported link modes:   10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
                                100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
                                1000baseT/Full
        Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
        Advertised link modes:  10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
                                100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
                                1000baseT/Full
        Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
        Speed: 100Mb/s
        Duplex: Full
        Port: MII
        PHYAD: 1
        Transceiver: external
        Auto-negotiation: on
        Supports Wake-on: g
        Wake-on: d
        Link detected: yes

Read the manpage for ethtool. HTH.

-- 
Cheers,
Alistair.

Final year Computer Science undergraduate.
1F2 55 South Clerk Street, Edinburgh, UK.
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