Headless Mac Mini refuses connection

[banjo_1928]

I have a headless Mac Mini M1 that I connect to via Screen Sharing. I often have to press the power button to wake the machine (but not every time) as it will not respond to a new connection from Screen Sharing until it is awake. I recall from the past that Macs would respond to a WOL packet. Any suggestions on what I need to do re-enable this?

The Screen Sharing client is an intel iMac running Sequoia.

 

[BillyJoeJimBob]

That setting is under System Settings<Energy in Sequoia. Confirm your other settings under Sharing.

 

[banjo_1928]

That setting is under System Settings<Energy in Sequoia. Confirm your other settings under Sharing.

I don't think that's it. I have "Wake for network access" set on both the headless server (Tahoe, Mac Mini M1) and the client (Seqoia, imac Intel). The Sharing settings are OK as well - all working if the machine is awake.