Description of Problem: [root@dhcpd172 root]# ether-wake -u usage: ether-wake [-i <ifname>] [-p aa:bb:cc:dd[:ee:ff]] 00:11:22:33:44:55 This program generates and transmits a Wake-On-LAN (WOL) "Magic Packet", used for restarting machines that have been soft-powered-down (ACPI D3-warm state). It currently generates the standard AMD Magic Packet format, with an optional password appended. The single required parameter is the Ethernet MAC (station) address of the machine to wake. This is typically retrieved with the 'arp' program while the target machine is awake. Options: -b Send wake-up packet to the broadcast address. -D Increase the debug level. -i ifname Use interface IFNAME instead of the default 'eth0'. -p <pw> Append the four or six byte password PW to the packet. A password is only required for a few adapter types. The password may be specified in ethernet hex format or dotted decimal (Internet address) -p 00:22:44:66:88:aa -p 192.168.1.1 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How Reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual Results: Expected Results: Additional Information:
(I accidentally submitted the bug before I was finished editing...) version: net-tools-1.60-3 The sample above may include artifacts from posting to bugzilla, but the results at an 80 column console aren't much better.
True, thats really annoying. Will be fixed. Read ya, Phil
Fixed in net-tools-1.60-16 and later. Read ya, Phil