waking up(turing on) Dimension 2350 remotely

Change the Power Setting to "Do Not Allow Power Saving on This Device to Save Power".  Just how much power can a NIC use?  I've never understood that setting for a desktop.

Yes, it'll work provided that your motherboard supports it. There'll be a small cable that you'll connect from the NIC going to the motherboard (WON cable - Wake on LAN). Better check the specs of your motherboard.Ü

solewalk is correct.

Steve

I think the board doesn't have a cable connector for that.  

The cable thing is for old boards and cards.  Newer boards and cards don't tend to use cables and, instead, use PCI bus.

Can some one please tell me where I can find a push button (on/off) switch for a Dell Dimension 2350 computer?  Or at least a part number and/or manufacturer.

susiedee47@hotmail.com

I'd like to know if the originator got a definitive answer to the original question. I too have a Dell Dimension 2350 and I would like to be able to use remote wakeup.

I even bought another NIC which claims to support (for sure) remote wakeup and comes with a cable.

So do we have definitive answers to:
1) Does the Dimension 2350 have a connector for the remote wakeup cable for a NIC ?

2) If yes, where ?

3) If no, can remote wakeup via the NIC be supported without the cable ?

Thanks in advance for any help. It's very frustrating to get better help on user community forums than from the manufacturer. I own many Dell Computers (and I like them a lot), but I've never had what I would call a good interaction with Dell's support. Gheez, I'd like to have a definitive answer to this question.

First, there is no connector for the Wake on LAN cable on the 2350 motherboard.  Wake on LAN is supported through the PCI bus, and thus, Wake on LAN will only work if the network card supports it through the PCI bus.  Second, Dell moderators have posted numerous times that Wake On LAN is not supported by Dell on Dimension computers, only on the Optiplex line of computers.  Suggestions have been made to get it to work, but rarely do people ever post back to tell the community whether or not it worked.

Steve

Thanks for the prompt answer volcano11.

I was already pretty sure that the 2350 didn't have a connector for a wakeup cable on the motherboard.

Now it would be nice to have a list of NICs that support this capability without the cable.

I have Dimension(s) 2350, 4300s, 8100, 8300, and 8400 available. It appears to me that the 2350 DO NOT support remote wakeup. However, the 4300s, 8100, 8300, and 8400 all DO support remote wakeup.

Also have a Dimension XPS T600r on which it is not clear whether wakeup is available.

It seems it's not (just ) a Dimension vs. OptiPlex issue.

It's so much whether or not the hardware supports WOL, it's a matter of whether or not Dell supports the use of WOL on these computers.  The answers from the moderators that have addressed the issue on these forums, suggest that Dell supports the use of WOL on the Optiplex systems (i.e. technical support will help with WOL problems), but not on Dimension systems, where, if the hardware supports WOL, the user is left on their own to get it to work.

Steve

 

Message Edited by volcano11 on 09-23-2004 11:30 AM

Message Edited by volcano11 on 09-23-2004 11:30 AM

Once again, I thank you for your response.

I guess at this point I've (almost) given up on getting the 2350 to do this for me.

What I was really wanting to do was run a copy of Linux on that 2350, and put in in a back room and only wake it up when I needed it. (Wakup from Linux is another question which I haven't addressed here, but be that as it may ...)

If I happen to find out how to do it, I'll make sure to post the answer here.

Thanks for your responses.