A short post about my experiences with the new Snow Leopard feature Wake on Demand. I found out that my 2007 MacBook Pro and Macbook were not visible when they were in Sleep Mode. According to Apple, Laptop Computers should also be visible in Finder, even if they are in Sleep Mode. So what is the deal here, after some research I found out that these MacBooks do not support the new feature, when they are connected to the local LAN wirelessly. They should be connected by ethernet, which isn’t very useful for Laptops with 802,11N onboard. So how can you check if your MacBook is able the use this new feature. Do the following:
- Open System Profiler (located in /Applications/Utilities).
- In the Network section, select AirPort.
If you see “Wake On Wireless: Supported”, your Mac supports Wake on Demand when connected to a wireless network and registered with the Sleep Proxy Server. If you do not see this entry, the Mac will only Wake on Demand when connected to your network with an Ethernet cable.
Tags: Apple, Mac tips & tricks, Snow Leopard, technical