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I have a T60 that I want to wake on LAN. WOL is enabled in BIOS. What's the next step?

You have to send it a "Magic Packet" to the ethernet adapter.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_packet

Anyone use any of these? Recommendations?

Microsoft Windows

* FUSION WakeUp on Lan - A free Windows application. Using FUSION WakeUp on Lan you can take advantage of turning on a remote PC through the net interface.
* WOL - Magic Packet Sender 2007 – A free Windows application to store MAC addresses and send magic packets. Requires .NET.
* Intellipool Network Monitor - Network and Server monitoring software that can start computers with WOL on a schedule.
* AMD PCnet Magic Packet Utility - WOL application by AMD. It has a simple interface and a few nice features like group announcements and scheduling.
* WakeUp - Free commandline wake-on-lan application for Windows.
* PowerState - Free GUI wake-on-lan application for Windows that also includes Windows WMI shutdown. Build and save lists of PCs for repeated use.

I just wanted to complete this thread. I used the utility called "FUSION WakeUp on Lan". After installing it, I entered the MAC address of the T60 I wanted to wake up, hit enter, and it fired right up. The reason I wanted to do this is because the T60 in question has no dock (but is connected to a KVM), and it lives on a shelf where it is difficult to open the top cover. FUSION is a great little utility.

I am glad you got it figured out. I never have used it myself.

No problem GomJabber, I appreciate the reply. I think I'll try "WOL - Magic Packet Sender 2007" next as it does profiles. Apparently FUSION does not.