On Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:01:33 +0100, Juan Sierra Pons wrote: > I have been spending many days trying to make my computer start using > the with wake on lan (WOL) feature.
(...) > The problem is that when I shutdown the computer the NIC is switched off > too. I can see it as the port in my home ADSL router is switched off. > BUT randomly I can see that the NIC is not switched off after a shutdown > and if I send the WOL packet from another computer it works like a > charm. (...) Okay, so the fact your system powers off the ethernet adapter "randomly" is the key of the problem. This should not happen. As the network interface comes integrated within the motherboard, I would look for a BIOS update and check if it solves someting related to power management or WOL (hint: most of the manufacturers do not write down the full BIOS release changelogs unless you directly contact them, so it's a good idea to ask the motherboard's manufacturer directly and query about this). A bad PSU, "too smart" UPS unit (or a power surge strip) can be also making noise here... Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2012.01.03.15.59...@gmail.com
