On Fri, 03 Nov 2006 16:02:30 -0800 (PST) David Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Jeff Garzik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2006 18:51:25 -0500 > > > The purpose of WOL is being able to turn on a system remotely, if it is > > in a power-off or sleep state. > > > > So, if the system is -on- and the interface is down and/or driver is > > unloaded, are you saying WOL is a problem somehow? > > Stephen is saying that if you down an interface, it should disable > that WoL functionality. > > I guess you can argue that, like IP addresses, this WoL thing is an > attribute of the "system". Looking harder. The semantic needs to be WOL is okay if driver is loaded and device is up or down. But the default for WOL should be disabled until enabled by ethtool (or parameter). -- Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
