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Using Wake on LAN
The Wake on LAN feature operates according to a published specification. In
simple terms, the specification allows designers to build network adapters that
are capable of “listening” to network activity even when the computer is turned
off.
WOL adapters have a special low-power standby mode that is active when the
rest of the computer is without power. The adapter will respond to a special
“wake-up” packet sent by another computer or network device.
Typically, this wake-up packet causes the adapter to signal the computer to
power up and run a pre-defined program.
The wake-up packet structure and behavior are defined in a WOL information
brief, available on the Web at:
http://www.us.pc.ibm.com/infobrf/iblan.html
See the Troubleshooting and FAQs section later in this guide for general trouble-
shooting and a listing of common problems and solutions for Wake on LAN
operability.
Make a Setup Floppy Disk (Optional)
If you need to use a floppy disk to install the adapter drivers, use the
MAKEDISK.BAT utility located in the \MAKEDISK directory on the Intel
adapter CD.
MAKEDISK [operating system] [destination]
where [operating system] is the OS for which you are creating the diskette, and
[destination] is the drive letter and path (such as A:).
The possible [operating system] options are:
W2K Microsoft Windows 2000
NT Microsoft Windows NT
W95 Microsoft Windows 95
W98 Microsoft Windows 98
NW Novell NetWare servers and clients
DOS Microsoft MS-DOS*, Windows 3.1 and IBM OS/2*
NOTE: This utility MUST be run from the \MAKEDISK directory. Also, make sure
you have a 1.44 MB formatted, non-bootable diskette in the floppy drive
when using this utility.
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