[mythtv-users] Frontend powering up, all by itself?

[Brad Fuller]

On 9/10/07, Bruce Smith <blubdog at gmail.com> wrote:
> I recently upgraded my FC4/18.1 Myth system to MythDora (fresh
> install, and then manually copying over my old database and
> recordings, letting the backup upgrade MySQL when it first started),
> and then upgraded to 20.2 via yum for Schedules Direct.
>
> Everything went fairly smooth, only minor problems with nvidia
> drivers, that I figured out.  Special thanks to the MythDora and
> ScheduleDirect creators!  And of course a big thanks to the Myth
> developers!  I like the new features in the latest version!
>
> One quick question, the last few evenings I noticed my standalone
> frontend box (separate from my main backend/frontend box) seems to be
> powering itself on all by itself the last few evenings.  I normally
> leave the frontend-only box powered off, unless I'm using it to watch
> something on Myth.  At first I thought someone else in my house had
> powered it on, until yesterday when I was the only one home and
> noticed it was running (it was turned off earlier that day).  Is this
> a new setting somewhere in Myth? (where?)  Does the backend send out a
> WOL or something?  If so, where can I turn this off??? I've looked
> though most of the settings screens and didn't find anything.

did you check to see if you have Wake On Lan setting enabled in your bios?