Tell Apple wake up my computer.

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Tell Apple wake up my computer.

Home sharing from iPad, iPhone, ATV, laptop whichever device you choose should not require leaving your computer awake all the time.

There should be an option to wake your computer from sleep mode then connect to your iTunes library.

Right now I use splashtop streamer to wake my computer then have to connect with my music and video apps.

It would easier if the wake feature was native in the devices.

Am I missing something?

Where is Apple's Green conscience?

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Mar 5, 2013 10:13 PM

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Answer 1

Mar 6, 2013 5:42 AM in response to MackDougS

Wake over LAN works fine for me.

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Mar 6, 2013 8:33 AM in response to Winston Churchill

I just think it should be built into Video and Music apps that are native to the iPad and iPhone. And automatic on the ATV.

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Mar 6, 2013 12:23 PM in response to MackDougS

Homesharing when used on either the Apple TV, iPhone or iPad wakes my Mac.

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Mar 6, 2013 5:45 PM in response to Winston Churchill

Would you kindly share your settings?

All my devices are on the same network with the same apple id.

Wake on LAN is turned on, on my iMac.

Could my firewall be obstructing?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Mar 7, 2013 4:33 AM in response to MackDougS

Unfortunately the only setting I am aware of that is relevant is your "Wake on LAN", my assumption is that such problems may well relate to network settings or security software that may have been installed. I don't really have a solution for people who are suffering this issue, I merely came along to let you know that it does in fact work for others.

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Mar 7, 2013 8:02 AM in response to MackDougS

Wake on Lan did not work for me when using a DLink router, switched to Airport Extreme and problem gone. Try to connect your AppleTV by cable (i used a network switch) as well as the mac with the library. Put the mac to sleep, start a movie on the aTV. If the mac wakes up (like mine did once connected with this set-up), then the problem is the router and I'd replace it with an Airport Extreme or Time Capsule. If you cannot use a cable, you could also set-up the mac to create a wireless network and get the ATV to connect to that network (thereby eliminating the router between the mac and aTV).

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Mar 7, 2013 10:07 PM in response to Laurent Seroude

I'll have to check my connections. I think I have a fios modem connected to my Airport Extreme Base. So it should be working unless the router in the modem is on and the Airport is just getting passed through.

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MackDougS Author

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Mar 9, 2013 8:52 AM in response to Laurent Seroude

This is my set up: Verizon router>airport extreme>iMac.

They are all connected via Ethernet.

My airport is supplying my wifi network that my iPhones, iPad, and ATV are linking to.

Wake on LAN is checked. Home sharing on. Unless I wake my Mac there is no sharing.

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Mar 9, 2013 9:41 AM in response to MackDougS

Connect the AppleTV with a cable to the airport extreme to see if the problem remains. Wireless can be affected by interferences from other networks in your neighborhood. If it works with the aTV wired to the extreme, then the problem is your wireless network. In my experience, I had ramdom trouble with wireless connection (couple of times per month) that never occured again once I switched to wire (only the aTV is affected and it appears to affect more frequently people using Windows to share the library, no problem with iPod Touch, iPhones and iPad).

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MackDougS Author

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Mar 9, 2013 11:30 AM in response to Laurent Seroude

I figured the problem out.

This SOLVED my issue.

I left the Verizon router alone, it is still first line. Next is the Airport Extreme, connected by Ethernet.

I removed the Ethernet cable between the AEBS and iMac, turned on WiFi on my Mac. Now with my Mac in sleep mode, the shared libraries finally show up on my devices!

So, I have Verizon Router>AEBS(ethernet)>my WiFi network>iMac and devices.

I appreciate all of your help.

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MackDougS Author

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Mar 15, 2013 10:34 PM in response to MackDougS

Apparently it's only a short term fix. Worked for a little while then didn't. Junk.

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Mar 15, 2013 10:45 PM in response to MackDougS

I'll tell you what drives me crazy about this bug...trying to home share from my iMac to iPad, my library stopped being available in the music and video apps but I tried the remote app and everything worked fine, just as it should.

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MackDougS Author

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Mar 23, 2013 9:17 PM in response to MackDougS

This has been working lately:

Install Mobile Mouse Server on iMac. And Mobile Mouse apps on iphone and iPad.

Keep MM Server running and when Mac is asleep and home sharing not working, use Mobile Mouse app.

It connects via wifi to the Mac with MM server running.

Then go back and you should be able use your home sharing libraries.

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MackDougS Author

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Apr 6, 2013 10:12 PM in response to MackDougS

This has been working EVERY TIME:

Connect your iPad/iPhone to your iMac via Bluetooth when iMac is awake.

Now when iMac is sleeping and

When iTunes shared library doesn't show up, turn on Bluetooth on your iPad/iPhone and click on your iMac connection.

Now I have found whether or not the device connects to the Mac, the connection to the shared library can now be made through the other apps.

Try it, it has worked EVEY TIME.

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