On Tue, 2007-07-03 at 10:07 +0200, Adalbert Prokop wrote: > It might be the case - but at this point I'm not an expert. :) I have > noticed that if you activate WOL and the execute ifdown on them some > NICs "switch off" completely anyway and some stay active. I guess the > reason is different driver implementation but I might be wrong. You need a system that supplies enough power to the NIC while the PC is off (standby, really), for WOL to work. Some motherboards have jumpers for how standby power is handled (+VSB - positive Stand By, for keyboards, mice, other peripherals), and some have headers to to connect a power lead from the motherboard standby supply to a socket on the NIC. -- [tim@bigblack ~]$ rm -rfd /*^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Huname -ipr 2.6.21-1.3228.fc7 i686 i386 Using FC 4, 5, 6 & 7, plus CentOS 5. Today, it's FC7. Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
