In article , (Robert L Bass) writes:
| "RickH" wrote:
|
| The problem is WOL still requires you to have at least one computer already
| powered up...
|
| O solved that with my web servers about 10 years ago using a power strip with
| an IP connection. Using any browser I could power up, down or reset up to 8
| different devices, one at time or all at once, depending on the command. The
| IP address was not listed with the DNS and was not part of my main sequence
| (to keep nasties away). Once online I a username & password brought up the
| menu.
|
| The device was more costly than the unit in consideration but it could
| eliminate your problem of needing to leave one machine up and running all the
| time. My new Dell servers have built-in IP-controlled power and reside behind
| a hardware firewall so the unit is no longer needed.
|
| I gave it to a helpful participant in AHA some years ago. I don't recall but
| it *may* have been Marc H. I'm certain these thing are less expensive now
| than a dozen years ago when I bought it since they're very simple devices. If
| Marc has it, perhaps he can tell you the manufacturer, which I've long since
| forgotten.
|
| Meanwhile, there's an outfit called Dataprobe http://dataprobe.com in New
| Jersey that makes several similar models. Another place, Bomara, makes a
| 2-unit IP strip for about $200. http://www.bomara.com/cps/n-ac2.htm.

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