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Wake up ReadyNas by network ?
Hi, It will bee cool to have the possibility to wake up the ReadyNas by the network (with magical packet like 'ether-wake MAC ADDR' under linux). So, it is maybe not possible, because when the r...
Disclaim: c3po is an Infrant employee, but I am posting this
as an end user, do it for fun only
Big Warning: Do it will surely avoid warranty, maybe I
should not post it in first place. Do not ask me or Infrant on
supporting this. I hope that our community can help each other
by study NIC & ReadyNAS WOL interface. Moderator, feel free
to remove this post.
The thing starts when I saw a NIC card with WOL cable, it is very
old, no label, no driver etc, but FCC web site is GREAT, search
the FCC ID come up this:
https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/oet/forms/reports/Search_Form.hts?mode=Edit&form=Exhibits&application_id=92736&fcc_id=EJMNPDALBANY
As you can see on page 4 of their schematic, WOL cable has
only three signals: 1(5V Standby, ATX purple wire) 2(GND, any
ATX black wires) 3(52ms positive Wake pulse) The only down side
is that we need to invert it before connect to power switch push button
Connection here: (you will need one transistor and one resistor)
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/nas3107/detail?.dir=c6c1&.dnm=74f1.jpg&.src=ph
Now you can wake up ReadyNAS
as an end user, do it for fun only
Big Warning: Do it will surely avoid warranty, maybe I
should not post it in first place. Do not ask me or Infrant on
supporting this. I hope that our community can help each other
by study NIC & ReadyNAS WOL interface. Moderator, feel free
to remove this post.
The thing starts when I saw a NIC card with WOL cable, it is very
old, no label, no driver etc, but FCC web site is GREAT, search
the FCC ID come up this:
https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/oet/forms/reports/Search_Form.hts?mode=Edit&form=Exhibits&application_id=92736&fcc_id=EJMNPDALBANY
As you can see on page 4 of their schematic, WOL cable has
only three signals: 1(5V Standby, ATX purple wire) 2(GND, any
ATX black wires) 3(52ms positive Wake pulse) The only down side
is that we need to invert it before connect to power switch push button
Connection here: (you will need one transistor and one resistor)
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/nas3107/detail?.dir=c6c1&.dnm=74f1.jpg&.src=ph
Now you can wake up ReadyNAS
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