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Is there any way to remotely "wake up" my iMac.

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JW008

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I've been playing with Telekinesis (iPhone Remote) and I must say that it is a ridiculously awesome program.

What I was wondering is if there was any way to remotely wake my iMac from "sleep" or even power it on? I would love to be able to access my files from anywhere over my iPhone---but really don't want to leave my iMac on all the time.

Thanks!!
 
bankshot

bankshot

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Jan 23, 2003
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It's actually pretty easy to do this. Here are the basic steps:

  • In System Preferences -> Energy Saver -> Options, check the box that says Wake for Ethernet network administrator access
  • Make sure the computer is connected to the network via ethernet (Airport doesn't work)
  • In System Preferences -> Network -> Show: Built-in Ethernet -> Ethernet tab, write down the Ethernet ID
  • Go to your router's config page and configure it to forward TCP and UDP port 9 to port 9 of your Mac's internal IP address
  • Go to http://www.dslreports.com/wakeup and enter: your external IP address (if you don't know it, go to http://whatismyip.com from the Mac first) and the noted Ethernet ID without colons

That's pretty much it. I just tested it and it worked for me!
 
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JW008

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Original poster
Apr 29, 2005
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bankshot said:
It's actually pretty easy to do this. Here are the basic steps:

  • In System Preferences -> Energy Saver -> Options, check the box that says Wake for Ethernet network administrator access
  • Make sure the computer is connected to the network via ethernet (Airport doesn't work)
  • In System Preferences -> Network -> Show: Built-in Ethernet -> Ethernet tab, write down the Ethernet ID
  • Go to your router's config page and configure it to forward TCP and UDP port 9 to port 9 of your Mac's internal IP address
  • Go to http://www.dslreports.com/wakeup and enter: your external IP address (if you don't know it, go to http://whatismyip.com from the Mac first) and the noted Ethernet ID without colons

That's pretty much it. I just tested it and it worked for me!
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Thanks for the tips! Unfortunately I have to be connected via my Airport (the router is in another room from where I use the computer--plus I have multiple Macs hooked up to the network). I'm guessing there's no way to do it wirelessly. :(

Thanks anyway.
 
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Royale w/cheese

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Jun 5, 2007
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bankshot said:
It's actually pretty easy to do this. Here are the basic steps:
  1. In System Preferences -> Energy Saver -> Options, check the box that says Wake for Ethernet network administrator access
  2. Make sure the computer is connected to the network via ethernet (Airport doesn't work)
  3. In System Preferences -> Network -> Show: Built-in Ethernet -> Ethernet tab, write down the Ethernet ID
  4. Go to your router's config page and configure it to forward TCP and UDP port 9 to port 9 of your Mac's internal IP address
  5. Go to http://www.dslreports.com/wakeup and enter: your external IP address (if you don't know it, go to http://whatismyip.com from the Mac first) and the noted Ethernet ID without colons
That's pretty much it. I just tested it and it worked for me!
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Yeah, this is about the closest thing that works for me, thanks!
 
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deftdrummer

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Feb 1, 2008
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JW008 said:
Thanks for the tips! Unfortunately I have to be connected via my Airport (the router is in another room from where I use the computer--plus I have multiple Macs hooked up to the network). I'm guessing there's no way to do it wirelessly. :(

Thanks anyway.
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Well since you have an airport express, its actually supposed to be much easier for you. With OS X Snow Leopard that is. SL now has built in remote wake so you can do exactly that, but only if you have an airport base station.
 
Darth.Titan

Darth.Titan

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Oct 31, 2007
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JW008 said:
Thanks for the tips! Unfortunately I have to be connected via my Airport (the router is in another room from where I use the computer--plus I have multiple Macs hooked up to the network). I'm guessing there's no way to do it wirelessly. :(

Thanks anyway.
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If your router is handling DHCP it's still talking to the Airport so the port forwarding trick suggested by Royale should still work. Just make sure to forward port 9 to the specific IP of the Mac you want to wake. You'll probably need to set that one up with a static IP.
 
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