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wake on lan

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    WOL not working

    Wired Ethernet Mac mini M2 and wake on LAN broken after recent update to Tahoe 26.4.1 - I had photosync iPhone backup working well but now that's broken due to this. In Safari, http://localhost:9000/alive gives me no result. What can I to troubleshoot? Screenshots below Thanks
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    Does wake-on-lan work on a Mac?

    I wonder if I can wake up my Mac from another part of my network. In this support article Apple says I need a wireless device from Apple: Airport. But AFAIK Airport devices aren't made anymore? https://support.apple.com/nl-nl/guide/mac-help/mh27905/26/mac/26
  3. jeremiasm

    Wake on lan Mac when shut down

    I have tried to set up TeamViewer for my mac pro and mac book pro to wake them on lan. I wonder does mac os support WOL when the computer is shut down? Someone said here https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1990806-wake-on-lan-wol-on-a-mac that it would be possible. I have configured the...
  4. Ljupco

    Wake on Lan mac mini M1

    I have been trying to send magic packets to wake up my mini from either sleep or shutdown but without success. I have enabled the wake up settings in Power and Energy settings and have tried both Wi-Fi and ethernet Mac addresses but again no success. Has anyone been able to actually wake up an...
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    Wake via WiFi from another computer

    Hello, I did some search around but cant fine an up-to-date answer to the following question. My Mac is connected to my home network via WiFi. Is there a way to wake it from another computer over the internet? Lets say i am at the office and i want to access some files that are on my mac back...
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    OSX 10.11.4 broke wake for Network access

    Hi all, I have a Macbook Pro 13 2009 which for years has awoken when a Wake on Lan packet is sent. My Logitech Squeezebox has had no problem in waking it. ditto Mocha VNC. It has ALWAYS WORKED! The 10.11.4 update has broken it. It is connected via ethernet. Have checked all settings. IP...
  7. peanutismint

    Odd Question: Anyway to 'Wake On LAN' but without activating display output?

    So this probably sounds like the inverse of a problem lots of people might have, but I was wondering if there was any way to wake my MacBook from network access without it actually fully waking up/ enabling the display output? This is because I use my Mac closed with an external display, but...