HOW-TO talk:Set up Wake-On-Lan (Ubuntu)

I would like to propose a change to the final portion of the wake-on-lan script proposed to be put in /usr/local/bin/wake-on-lan. I slightly modified the script to do a pre-check to see if the system is already up and running, which makes the script usable within other scripts/commands so you're not always waiting the 10 sec to see if the target computer has come up.

Also, there should be a note included that if you don't use the hostname for the mac address, the ping just won't work.

TheGremlyn 15:04, 18 July 2012 (EDT)


 * If no one voices an objection by the end of the week, I will go ahead with my proposed change.
 * TheGremlyn 16:40, 8 August 2012 (EDT)


 * The above has been added to the page, along with a short section on real world use. That could use more examples if anyone thinks of anything.
 * TheGremlyn 16:23, 10 August 2012 (EDT)