Re: Wake on LAN question
>>>>> "Robert" == Robert Kerr <kerrr@et.byu.edu> writes:
Robert> What would be the steps to go about setting linux up for
Robert> wake-on-lan access?
Disclaimer: I never used wake-on-lan, but I can make a few educated
guesses about how it might work. YMMV.
To get the machine to suspend, you should only need to install the APM
package, and boot the kernel with `apm=on'. The BIOS will alert the
machine when something happens on the network.
Next step: getting the client machines to awaken the firewall. You
probably need to set up an ARP entry for the firewall. (See man arp for
more info.) Hopefully, this is enough to get the server out of sleep
mode.
If you have a dynamically assigned IP address on the external network,
you might need to restart the DHCP client (and reinstall firewall
rules) on APM resume.
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