Re: Wake on LAN in the enterprise

[Jack Bates <jbates () brightok net>]

On 12/13/2010 10:43 AM, Christopher.Marget () usc-bt com wrote:
> Jack Bates:
> > I would suspect that proxy servers being the better deal, though
> > my experience with Cisco is that you may have to use ASR type gear
> > to get a nicer layout (similar to service providers) where you can
> > backend everything to a radius server (I'm still waiting to test
> > this myself, but IOS is really weak on DHCP support).
>
> I hope someone will please clarify the problem statement?

My problem is lack of WOL experience and associating dhcp-helper address 
with DHCP; ie, speaking without knowledge. I'm bad about that. :)

> The only router/switch configuration required was to permit directed
> broadcasts from the systems doing the waking.  On by default, I
> believe, but locked down in my environment.

IOS specific, I believe. Some have it on; some have it off.


Jack