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Wake On LAN on MacOS

Goodmorning everyone. I'm having trouble configuring Wake on Lan on MacOS Big Sur. unfortunately there is no official documentation regarding this feature, could someone make a mini guide of how this feature can be configured and used?

Posted on Jan 12, 2021 8:01 AM

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Posted on Jan 13, 2021 12:35 AM

I have already enabled this function and I am aware that it only works in ethernet, but trying to send a magic packet, when the mac is in sleep nothing happens, or rather the screen remains off. I tried also other solutions in some threads here, that said to change a certain mode "darkwake = 0" but that didn't work either. No one know something more?

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Jan 13, 2021 12:35 AM in response to Barney-15E

I have already enabled this function and I am aware that it only works in ethernet, but trying to send a magic packet, when the mac is in sleep nothing happens, or rather the screen remains off. I tried also other solutions in some threads here, that said to change a certain mode "darkwake = 0" but that didn't work either. No one know something more?

Wake On LAN on MacOS

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