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December 25th, 2004 19:00
backup over wireless network when laptop is hibernating
I have an inspiron 1150 laptop that is "connected" to a home wireless network. I use another computer with Retrospect 6.0 to backup files on this laptop over the wireless network. Backup works fine except when laptop goes into hibernate mode; then the backup will not work (because laptop can no longer be seen on the network). Running WinXP on all computers.
Anyone have this problem and know how to fix?
Walter
Anyone have this problem and know how to fix?
Walter
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December 25th, 2004 21:00
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December 27th, 2004 16:00
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December 28th, 2004 04:00
If the network card in the computer supports Wake On LAN, you can activate that option in the BIOS (and you might have to do it on the NIC as well) and then get a Magic Packet utility to run on the backup server shortly before the backup cycle begins. That should bring the computer out of hibernation to allow the backup. I believe that AMI still has the Magic Packet utility as a free download. I use that on my office LAN. My main machine starts from a BIOS timed start at 7:00 am and then sends magic packets to all of the other computers on the network to have the netowrk up and running when everyone gets in to work. That computer is left on when the office closes and it will again send magic packets to the computers around 8:00 pm to do backups and then all computers will shut down using a scheduled event until the next morning. The setup only runs on weekdays as that is the way the BIOS timed start is set.
The problem with wireless is that I don't know which, if any, wireless cards will support WOL.
Message Edited by schmieg on 12-28-2004 01:45 AM