[mythtv-users] Wake On Lan anyone?

[Chad]

On 2/8/06, Mudit Wahal <mwahal at gmail.com> wrote:
> Chad,
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> http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel/
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> I use ethtool to set WOL feature. But I had to call it from the init.d
> scripts everytime the system reboots. Otherwise, it wont set it for
> the next time. You also need to enable WOL feature on your bios. From
> another linux box, I use ether-wake to send the magic packet. My
> network dvd player can also send WOL packet to my myth backend.
>
> Hope it helps.
>
> Thanks
> Mudit
>
>
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> On 2/8/06, Chad <masterclc at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I've read a few posts and wiki entries on people using the 'timer' to
> > shutdown and wakeup their backends for recording, however, I would
> > think that a WOL would be a better way to do it so I could just hit a
> > button on my remote at my frontend to send a wakeup signal to my
> > master backend to get it up and rolling so I can watch some TV.
> >
> > However, I'm hitting a brick wall early on trying to get WOL working.
> > I've read about a magic packet, but have no clue what it's referring
> > to or how to get it working across my LAN.  All my motherboards claim
> > to support WOL, if that helps.  Any other info needed I'll be happy to
> > provide.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Chad
> > _______________________________________________

Thanks!  I'll check this out and report back how things go.

Chad