Wake up a networked Mac when needed by Time Machine or for printing?

[TortoiseAvenger]

Basically, I have an iMac and a Macbook Pro, and I want to wirelessly back up my Macbook Pro via time machine by connecting the drive to the iMac, but when the iMac is asleep I can't do this. Also, I print via this iMac, and whenever the computer is asleep I have to all the way upstairs and jiggle the mouse, which is a huge pain in the donkey. Is there anyway to wake up the iMac when a print is being requested, or when Time machine wants to gain access to the drive? Obviously I can not let the computer go to sleep, but I'd rather not do this.


Thanks!

Tortoise

 

[TJones]

On the System Preferences -> Energy Saver page you have sliders for putting the computer to sleep that will go all the way to 'Never'.

 

[robbieduncan]

Print can be done, although it's rather involved, via Wake-On-Lane. If you can find a way to get Time Machine to run a script before backup you could use that too.

For details on the printing check out from the Programming forum...

 

[mackindergarten]

Hi!

You can also try using WakeOnLan to wake up the iMac.

/Rupert

 

[TortoiseAvenger]

The wake on lan looks helpful and easy, but it's not automatic.... having the computer automatically turn on would be nice.... I guess I'll just have to settle for backups when someone is using the computer, which is frequent, or set it to sleep at certain times.

 

[TJones]

System Preferences -> Energy Saver -> Schedule.