Wake on wireless

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Wake on wireless

Hi All

I purchased a new macbook about a month ago. I presumed it would have the 'wake on wireless' feature as I read that all new macs do... But it seems not to! It only refers to waking on ethernet in the power savings area. I can't quite believe that my rather expensive new computer lacks the feature! Can someone confirm it doesn't? I know from reading other forums that older MBPs include it. So why not newer ones?

Or do I need to change some settings to get it going? I have a time capsule too. Rather disappointed if it's not possible.

Thanks in advance!

MBP 2009, Mac OS X (10.6.1)

Posted on Nov 9, 2009 9:08 AM

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Answer 1

Nov 9, 2009 9:20 AM in response to PGJackson

The only Apple article I've seen on the feature is this:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3774

All I can say is, not all hardware supports the Wake-on-Wireless feature.

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F Shippey

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Nov 9, 2009 9:31 AM in response to Michael Black

I suspect the key part of that article is:

Note: This service requires an Apple AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule with firmware 7.4.2 or later installed. To use Wake on Demand wirelessly with a WPA or WPA2 network, the AirPort base station or Time Capsule must be hosting the network.

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PGJackson Author

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Nov 9, 2009 9:57 AM in response to F Shippey

I have the 7.4.2 firmware on the time capsule.

Does anyone have a 09 MBP and is successfully using wake on wireless?

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Answer 4

Dec 10, 2009 7:08 PM in response to PGJackson

I'm having plenty of other wireless issues, but wake on wireless is working on my 2009 13" MacBook Pro. I'm guessing this may be your issue (noted at the link above):

"Additionally, portable Macs with Wake on Demand enabled will only wake on demand if they are plugged into power and either the built-in display is open or an external display is attached."

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