you are right. only especific NICS will support this feature.
i don't know about ANY company that is suing this technology. I can remember
that it is based in an MAGIC (it's the real name...) ethernet packet
destined to yopur MAC Address.
Maybe there is more info at 3com's site
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: Priscilla Oppenheimer [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Enviado el: Monday, September 18, 2000 6:22 PM
> Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Asunto: Off Topic: Wake on LAN technology
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I volunteer at our local high school in the PC Technology and Repair
> class.
> This week we are studying motherboards. A lot of new motherboards support
> Wake on LAN technology. Has anyone actually used this? Is it helpful in
> the
> real world? Does the NIC have to support this technology too? I would
> think
> it would.
>
> Thanks for any comments. It will help me sound like I know what I'm
> talking
> about when we cover new motherboards. &;-)
>
> Priscilla, recovering Macintosh bigot
>
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