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diff --git a/net-misc/etherwake/files/readme b/net-misc/etherwake/files/readme new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..20ebaeb39ea6 --- /dev/null +++ b/net-misc/etherwake/files/readme @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2 +# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/net-misc/etherwake/files/readme,v 1.1 2003/04/26 16:27:30 mholzer Exp $ + + 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. + + This software may be used and distributed according to the terms + of the GNU Public License, incorporated herein by reference. + Contact the author for use under other terms. + + This source file was originally part of the network tricks package, and + is now distributed to support the Scyld Beowulf system. + Copyright 1999-2003 Donald Becker and Scyld Computing Corporation. + + The author may be reached as becker@scyld, or C/O + Scyld Computing Corporation + 410 Severn Ave., Suite 210 + Annapolis MD 21403 + + Notes: + On some systems dropping root capability allows the process to be + dumped, traced or debugged. + If someone traces this program, they get control of a raw socket. + Linux handles this safely, but beware when porting this program. + + An alternative to needing 'root' is using a UDP broadcast socket, however + doing so only works with adapters configured for unicast+broadcast Rx + filter. That configuration consumes more power. + |