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I cannot make WOL function on my new Mac Mini. I am using the wired ethernet interface. I enabled System Preferences / Energy Saver / Options / 'Wake for Ethernet network administrator access.'
I used the old reliable perl script wakeonlan to send 'magic packets' to the Mac Mini. Lots of magic packets. The Mini kept sleeping. Moving the mouse wakes it up immediately, so I know that it is not dead.
Is there anything else I can try?
- Remotely Waking the Mac From an iPhone (LAN) Download a wake on LAN app for the iOS device. In this tutorial, I'm using iNet WOL, a $1.99 app from the Mac App Store. Before continuing, ensure the Mac you are waking is on the same network as the iOS device. When first launching iNet WOL, you'll be shown a favorite computers list.
- I have already enabled 'Wake for Network Access' in the settings on my Mac Mini. I have Mac Mini connected to my (Linksys) router with an Ethernet cable. I have a Windows 10 PC connected to the same router over WiFi. I can use VNC to screen share and control my Mac Mini.
- Wake On LAN, or WOL, is a Ethernet standard that allows you to “wake up” computers or network devices that are in stand-by, and is originally intended for use in a local network. WOL is probably most commonly used to wake up a server or NAS, just before access to these machines is needed – for example a media server, which can sleep all.
- I want to be able to send a WOL packet to a mac mini to wake it up from sleep, from a linux machine (or any arbitrary machine) via # wakeonlan MAC-Address-Here. What's odd is that I'm able to wake the mac mini from sleep from another macbook pro on the same network using the OSX GUI tools: (in this example, I'm able to connect to it and view the screen).
You can remotely wake computers using Dameware Remote Everywhere Agent. This process is simple and safe, as it does not expose any ports to the Internet. To wake up a device, Wake-on-LAN (WOL) technology uses a specific network package containing the MAC address of the destination network card.
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David Arnstein wrote:
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the mouse wakes it up immediately, so I know that it is not dead.
the mouse wakes it up immediately, so I know that it is not dead.
Mouse movement should only 'wake' the display, not the Mac. If your mini's pilot light isn't throbbing, it's not really sleeping.
David Arnstein wrote:
I cannot make WOL function on my new Mac Mini. I am using the wired ethernet interface. I enabled System Preferences / Energy Saver / Options / 'Wake for Ethernet network administrator access.'
I have a current model Mac Mini connected via Ethernet and I'm able to wake it using the freeware WakeOnLAN application (and its widget), so the feature definitely works.
I used the old reliable perl script wakeonlan to send 'magic packets' to the Mac Mini. Lots of magic packets. The Mini kept sleeping. Moving the mouse wakes it up immediately, so I know that it is not dead.
How immedidately? If it instantly turns on the screen without making any noises, then it wasn't asleep - it has just dimmed the screen.
Was the white LED on the front pulsing? That shows it is on but asleep.
My Mini recalibrates the optical drive and takes a couple of seconds to wake up.
I think that there is a quirk in the Mac's WOL behavior. I find that if Airport (WiFi) power is ON, then WOL will not work. If I turn Airport off, then I can wake up my Mac Mini from another computer on my wired LAN.
Is this the expected behavior? It seems a bit strange to me. I mean, I am always using the wired ethernet port on my Mac Mini. That is where the WOL magic packet enters. Why should the Mini 'care' that the Airport radio is also powered up?
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Previously, David Arnstein wrote:
I think that there is a quirk in the Mac's WOL behavior. I find that if Airport (WiFi) power is ON, then WOL will not work. If I turn Airport off, then I can wake up my Mac Mini from another computer on my wired LAN.
Is this the expected behavior? It seems a bit strange to me. I mean, I am always using the wired ethernet port on my Mac Mini. That is where the WOL magic packet enters. Why should the Mini 'care' that the Airport radio is also powered up?
It's looking for the magic packet on the Airport, probably. Is the mini configured with the Airport as the first network to connect to (on the Network Port Configurations page of the Network control panel)?
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Previously, David Arnstein wrote:
I think that there is a quirk in the Mac's WOL behavior. I find that if Airport (WiFi) power is ON, then WOL will not work. If I turn Airport off, then I can wake up my Mac Mini from another computer on my wired LAN.
Is this the expected behavior? It seems a bit strange to me. I mean, I am always using the wired ethernet port on my Mac Mini. That is where the WOL magic packet enters. Why should the Mini 'care' that the Airport radio is also powered up?
It's looking for the magic packet on the Airport, probably. Is the mini configured with the Airport as the first network to connect to (on the Network Port Configurations page of the Network control panel)?
Recognition of the magic packet is a feature of the Ethernet controller and this feature isn't supported by Airport. It operates by leaving part of the Ethernet controller powered on while the rest of the computer is asleep. If the Ethernet controller receives the magic packet, it sends a signal to the power management system to wake up the rest of the computer.
The magic packet has to contain the MAC address of the Ethernet controller for the computer to be woken up (and it contains additional copies of the MAC address in the body in a special format).
There is no concept of 'looking for' a magic packet on an Airport network. If one happens to be sent via Airport, it will be received and discarded if the target computer is awake and do nothing if the target computer is asleep.
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If Wake On LAN isn't working with the Airport powered on for David Arnstein's Mini, the problem might be related to the order of the network interfaces in the network configuration.
There could be confusing results if the Airport is connected to the same LAN as the Ethernet port, as other computers might be sending a magic packet with the wrong MAC address (using the MAC address of the Mini's Airport interface rather than its Ethernet interface).
I should be able to test this one with my own Mini (later).
David Empson wrote:
Jerry Kindall wrote:
Previously, David Arnstein wrote:
I think that there is a quirk in the Mac's WOL behavior. I find that if Airport (WiFi) power is ON, then WOL will not work. If I turn Airport off, then I can wake up my Mac Mini from another computer on my wired LAN.
Is this the expected behavior? It seems a bit strange to me. I mean, I am always using the wired ethernet port on my Mac Mini. That is where the WOL magic packet enters. Why should the Mini 'care' that the Airport radio is also powered up?
It's looking for the magic packet on the Airport, probably. Is the mini configured with the Airport as the first network to connect to (on the Network Port Configurations page of the Network control panel)?
Recognition of the magic packet is a feature of the Ethernet controller and this feature isn't supported by Airport. It operates by leaving part of the Ethernet controller powered on while the rest of the computer is asleep. If the Ethernet controller receives the magic packet, it sends a signal to the power management system to wake up the rest of the computer.
The magic packet has to contain the MAC address of the Ethernet controller for the computer to be woken up (and it contains additional copies of the MAC address in the body in a special format).
There is no concept of 'looking for' a magic packet on an Airport network. If one happens to be sent via Airport, it will be received and discarded if the target computer is awake and do nothing if the target computer is asleep.
If Wake On LAN isn't working with the Airport powered on for David Arnstein's Mini, the problem might be related to the order of the network interfaces in the network configuration.
There could be confusing results if the Airport is connected to the same LAN as the Ethernet port, as other computers might be sending a magic packet with the wrong MAC address (using the MAC address of the Mini's Airport interface rather than its Ethernet interface).
I should be able to test this one with my own Mini (later).
I've now tried it and can't fault it. I can use Wake On LAN to wake up my Mini (addressed to its Ethernet MAC address) whether or not its Airport is enabled.
I only tried it with the Airport network connected to the same LAN. I haven't tried forcing it off the wireless network so Airport is active but unconnected.
This is a current model Mac Mini.
David Empson wrote:
Recognition of the magic packet is a feature of the Ethernet controller and this feature isn't supported by Airport. It operates by leaving part of the Ethernet controller powered on while the rest of the computer is asleep. If the Ethernet controller receives the magic packet, it sends a signal to the power management system to wake up the rest of the computer.
Where does Bluetooth come in this? Is waking via that a possibility?
Hylton Boothroyd wrote:
David Empson wrote:
Recognition of the magic packet is a feature of the Ethernet controller and this feature isn't supported by Airport. It operates by leaving part of the Ethernet controller powered on while the rest of the computer is asleep. If the Ethernet controller receives the magic packet, it sends a signal to the power management system to wake up the rest of the computer.
Where does Bluetooth come in this? Is waking via that a possibility?
Bluetooth has a mechanism to wake the computer, as does USB.
I'm less familiar with the specifics, but I expect it requires the Bluetooth and/or USB controllers to remain at least partially active while rest of the computer is asleep, and it will require some power being supplied via USB.
For a USB keyboard to wake the computer, it must be getting enough power from the keyboard to be able to register a keystroke and send a message to the computer.
Bluetooth is somewhat easier, because the peripherals are battery powered. The computer only needs to be passively listening, and any activity message from the device will wake up the computer.
Inside the computer, I expect there is a signal from the Bluetooth or USB controller to the power management system, as with the Ethernet controller. This signal will be activated to wake up the computer (if it isn't already awake).
David Empson wrote:
Hylton Boothroyd wrote:
David Empson wrote:
Recognition of the magic packet is a feature of the Ethernet controller and this feature isn't supported by Airport. It operates by leaving part of the Ethernet controller powered on while the rest of the computer is asleep. If the Ethernet controller receives the magic packet, it sends a signal to the power management system to wake up the rest of the computer.
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Where does Bluetooth come in this? Is waking via that a possibility?
Bluetooth has a mechanism to wake the computer, as does USB.
Thank you. That was the key remark I needed.
Although I don't understand the implications of all the things I've click-selected on their Bluetooth panels, your advice was enough to keep me persisting until I'd used Bluetooth to successfully waken my wife's PowerBook on Panther from my Intel MacMini on Tiger.
There's a lot more for me to get my head round, not least what to do to stop it going back to sleep around 20 seconds later!
I've already been using the Bluetooth connection for a couple of months (I think -- they've both got WiFi) to print on the PowerBook's USB printer. For that it's enough for the PowerBook to be awake -- it doesn't need anyone to have been logged in through the keyboard.
So I've been able to go to the sleeping PowerBook
- press Escape
- wait for the password request to come up
- ignore it, but press Escape
and then the PowerBook would stay awake for its normal-wait-until-sleep period while I sent printing through to its USB printer (that is, for around 90 minutes)
- press Escape
- wait for the password request to come up
- ignore it, but press Escape
and then the PowerBook would stay awake for its normal-wait-until-sleep period while I sent printing through to its USB printer (that is, for around 90 minutes)
Now I need to find what to do to get an equivalent effect via Bluetooth that likewise allows the innards stay awake for 90 minutes.
Well, I finished documenting the “device hack” to emulate some sort of S5 solution for the Mac Mini, but most of you probably do not know that Boot Camp Windows does not support S3/S4 WOL (Wake-on-LAN). Say what?! Yes, it seems Apple’s Boot Camp Windows drivers do not support WOL properly, which means once your machine goes to “sleep” you are locked out. You can always move your mouse or hit your keyboard, but what if the Mac Mini is an HTPC being controlled by your Android phone or you are “remoting” in from work? Well, fortunately I have wasted several hours perfecting my own Mac Mini HTPC so you don’t have to, but it is basically another “device hack”. So although Apple gets kudos for the quality of their hardware, they seem to have some problems with the quality of their software although they are probably not really concerned with Windows drivers.
So getting right to the solution, it is basically emulating “movement” of your mouse or keyboard to wake up the machine; because these devices are usually connected via USB which becomes your WOL. To accomplish this, I decided to make use of the StarTech USB to Gigabit NIC adapter, which can stay powered on while the machine “sleeps” and then receive a WOL packet over the network.
I have the Mac Mini 2012 model, so it is sporting USB 3.0 ports but it does not really matter for older models and this particular adapter has a pass-through port, which means I do not lose a USB 3.0 port. Schweet!!! Now you just plug it into the back of the Mac Mini while still connected via Ethernet/WiFi and download the drivers, although Windows 8.1 should automatically install its own. You can also run Windows Update, which will also check for any updated Windows drivers and then you should see an additional adapter in your Network Connections.
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Once you finish installing the drivers and the USB adapter appears in your Network Connections list, then you can DISABLE your other connections, if you want. If you are not a networking expert, then it would be best to only have a single network connection handling all your traffic; but if you know what you are doing then feel free to customize your network setup. As for me, I keep only a single connection, since I set up static IP assignment as all my traffic will be going to a single IP for RDP, IIS, etc so there is less confusion (for now). Now right click on the USB connection and click on the Properties option and then click on the Configure button, so we can make sure WOL is configured properly.
After you click on the Configure button, select the Advanced tab and make sure the last few options labeled “Wake on” or “WOL” are all set to ENABLED. Once that is done, then select the Power Management tab and make sure all the checkboxes there are SELECTED. This will then ensure that your new USB adapter will respond to WOL commands from your network, which will wake up your Mac Mini from any “sleep” state. You can always further customize your Power Options so the machine sleeps after any amount of time you configure, but the important thing is that you now have “hybrid” sleep support.
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Remember, S3 is the “sleep” state. but with newer Windows versions you can reach an S4 state, where the machine goes to “sleep” but also prepares itself for hibernate mode. This is useful for when the machine is “asleep” and then the power goes out or you decide to turn off your HTPC remotely using the S5 WOL solution in my previous post. The S4 state is basically an enhanced version of the S3 state, so that your machine will not incur any data loss in the case of power loss, which can come in handy. So you want to make sure you go to your Control Panel in Windows and then open Power Options, where you then click on Change advanced power settings which will give you access to Now you can use any number of WOL tools on your phone, tablet, etc to wake your Mac Mini so you have total control of when you want to use your machine without having to reach for a button.
Mac Mini HTPC with 60″ Samsung Plasma and Scorpion accessory.
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So there you have it. I have been using my Mac Mini as an HTPC, but some of you are probably wondering why I am bothering spending “extra” on accessories just to have a WOL solution. Well, the reality is that the Mac Mini’s role will expand beyond just an HTPC and probably become a central home server, so it behooves me to have WOL support in case I need to work on it remotely. I already have another Mac Mini running as an ESXi server, so I am able to run virtual machines for development purposes but I would rather have an all-in-one machine. Plus, it is possible that manufacturers will eventually release 16GB DDR3 memory chips; so then the Mac Mini 2012 can go up to 32GB. I really hope so, but now that I have finished documenting the WOL solutions I will be looking to document some of the virtual and software solutions I have running around here. I hope this entry helps someone else out there hoping to use the beautiful Mac Mini as their HTPC or home server solution. ?