[mythtv-users] WiFi support W-O-L?
Dan Wilga
mythtv-users2 at dwilga-linux1.amherst.edu
Mon Aug 23 13:43:41 UTC 2010
On 8/21/10 8:04 PM, Craig Huff wrote:
> I'm trying to plan ahead for administrative tasks on a remote FE that
> will be using wifi for networking.
>
> I'm wondering (haven't found anything on it by googling, yet) whether
> wifi cards support wake on lan or not.
>
I've done a little bit of research on various wifi card chipsets, and
never come across anything like this. I think the most likely reason is
that wifi is generally not implemented in such a way that there is power
to the transceiver when the computer is asleep.
Furthermore, most of what goes on in a wifi connection happens in
software, not the wifi device's firmware; I don't think you'd be able to
even talk to a wifi device without an awoken CPU to act upon the data
being received.
You could use a standalone WAP that is connected to a hardwired Ethernet
port on the sleeping machine, though. That would be my suggestion.
--
Dan Wilga "Ook."
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