[plug] WOL problems

[I am the LinuxAlien]

Well it is definitely LAN activity. Boot up one machine and the other boots 
up too. I can't find a setting in the bios to stop the interrupt thing.
Tim
At 08:32 16/09/2002 +0800, you wrote:
>On Mon, 16 Sep 2002 07:25, I am the LinuxAlien wrote:
> > No, I found that disconnecting the cable solved the problem. As far as I
> > can see the only thing that can wake the computer is the WOL signal from
> > the LAN. Could it be something to do with the 2 computers being directly
> > connected?
>
>Yes, it's possible (but not very likely, given the nature of UTP) that
>something like an earth loop or such could do it.
>
>Or (as I said before) the BIOS being set to wake on the IRQ that the card
>happens to use, and it being one of those cards that doesn't quite shut down
>(although unplugging the machine often does the trick).
>
>Cheers; Leon

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