A new networking feature in OS X 10.6 lets you remotely wake up a slumbering Mac over Wi-Fi or Ethernet so you can access files and media stored there. If your Mac asleep, sending a magic WOL packet would wake up the Mac, however, if your Mac doesn’t have an Ethernet connection then when it was completely powered off you will not be able to wake up the Mac. Go to System Preferences Energy Saver (check) Wake for Wi-Fi network access. Check Wake for network access to enable Wake on LAN or uncheck it to disable Wake on LAN. Description: This technical article shows how to enable or disable Wake on LAN access in Mac OS X. Troubleshooting and tagged Network, OS X, Wake On Lan. ![]() Note this may be in a separate tab, and might be called “Wake for Ethernet Access” or “Wake for Wi-Fi network access,” depending on the configuration of your system. ![]() Check the “Wake for network access” option.
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