Author: dng@d404.nl Date: To: dng Subject: Re: [DNG] Preparation of the network interface for Wake-On-Lan?
On 10-12-2023 12:19, Lars Noodén via Dng wrote: > On 12/10/23 01:05, Ralph Ronnquist wrote:
>> [...] but I would go to "ethtool" to begin with. Its man page talks
>> about Wake-on-LAN options.
> Thanks, Raplph and Lehel. The interface seems to support WOL, but
> either it or the router side or both power down when the rest of the
> hardware is off. Here's what I have so far:
>
> $ doas ethtool -s eth0 wol g
>
> $ doas ethtool eth0
> Settings for eth0:
> Supported ports: [ TP MII ]
> Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
> 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
> Supported pause frame use: Symmetric Receive-only
> Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
> Supported FEC modes: Not reported
> Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
> 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
> Advertised pause frame use: Symmetric Receive-only
> Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
> Advertised FEC modes: Not reported
> Link partner advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
> 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
> Link partner advertised pause frame use: Symmetric Receive-only
> Link partner advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
> Link partner advertised FEC modes: Not reported
> Speed: 100Mb/s
> Duplex: Full
> Auto-negotiation: on
> Port: Twisted Pair
> PHYAD: 0
> Transceiver: external
> MDI-X: Unknown
> Supports Wake-on: pumbg
> Wake-on: g
> Link detected: yes
>
> And that has been made persistent across reboots:
>
> $ grep -A1 eth0 /etc/network/interfaces
> auto eth0
> iface eth0 inet dhcp
> ethernet-wol g
>
> When I power that machine down, the network interface on the router
> shows "No Carrier" for that cable, so WOL does not work from either the
> router or or the other systems on the same LAN.
>
> I'll try some more experimentation.
>
> /Lars
> Afaik the line in interfaces should be: