Can 'Wake on LAN' work on a wireless network?

[rnmcd]

I'm thinking about going completely wireless for my network but would like to continue using the wake-on-lan feature.

Is that possible with a wireless network?

thank you.

 

[DannyBoy]

why wouldnt it?

 

[rnmcd]

Because a I have never seen a wireless USB adapter or wireless PC card that says it has wake-on-lan.

Have you ever seen a wireless USB adapter or wireless PC card with a connection to the motherboard wake-on-lan connector?

 

[wjsulliv]

Ahh... Your question was unclean:

I read it as:
Can I wake up a PC via wireless (the PC to be woken up being a wired one with WOL)

What your asking:
Is there a wireless Wake on Lan or is there a wireless adapter that can be woken up.


Some motherboards have a wake on USB. So why couln't you? I would also presume that one of the PCI versions of wireless cards would have WOL function

 

[JackMDS]

USB can not do this functions or any similar function since it needs CPU and other parts of the System to be alive and work.

I think that PCMCIA is similar in this sense I.e. it needs a live bus.

I would assume that PCI Wireless should be capable to have WOL. I never saw one but it might in existence.

 

[rnmcd]

Originally posted by: JackMDS
USB can not do this functions or any similar function since it needs CPU and other parts of the System to be alive and work.

I think that PCMCIA is similar in this sense I.e. it needs a live bus.

I would assume that PCI Wireless should be capable to have WOL. I never saw one but it might in existence.

I have looked and looked for a Wireless PCI with wake-on-lan....if anyone ever sees one please drop me a note.

Thanks.