Using Wake On Lan - IBM Netfinity 10/100 Ethernet Adapters Installation Manual

Using Wake On LAN

The Wake on LAN feature can be disabled or enabled using your system
configuration utility. Refer to your computer documentation for details.
Power for the Netfinity 10/100 Ethernet Adapter is always ON when the computer is
connected to ac power, regardless of the computer ON/OFF switch. When the
computer power is OFF, this adapter constantly monitors the LAN for the wake-up
frame that requests power to be applied to the computer.
The wake-up frame can be a broadcast or an individually-addressed frame. The
following data is required and can occur anywhere in the data portion of the
wake-up frame.
v 6 bytes of X'FF', followed by
v 48-bit universally administered address (UAA or MAC address) of the adapter to
If you are not familiar with Wake on LAN operation, you can refer to the following
documents on the Web:
v Wake on LAN at www.pc.ibm.com/infobrf/iblan.html
v Wake up to Wake on LAN at www.networking.ibm.com/eji/ejiwake.html
For more details about Wake on LAN cables and IBM Wake on LAN computer
systems, read WOLCABLE.TXT and WOL-INFO.TXT help files in the
\INFO\GENERAL directory on the IBM Installation and Drivers CD-ROM or diskette.
See "Appendix F. Troubleshooting and Testing the Adapter" on page 31 for general
troubleshooting and a listing of common problems and solutions for Wake On LAN
operability.
be woken up, repeated eight or more times. Eight repetitions are required; more
than eight are acceptable.
Chapter 1. Installing the Adapter Hardware
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