Comments on: Use Time Machine with Wake on LAN to Enable Network Backups to Sleeping Devices http://rob.by/2009/use-time-machine-with-wake-on-lan-to-enable-network-backups-to-sleeping-devices/ Tech Commentary & Startup Life Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Robby Grossman http://rob.by/2009/use-time-machine-with-wake-on-lan-to-enable-network-backups-to-sleeping-devices/comment-page-1/#comment-16642 Robby Grossman Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:46:35 +0000 http://www.freerobby.com/?p=533#comment-16642 Hey, Thanks for the improvement. I will update the code over at github (unless you have an account in which I can pull your fork). --Robby Hey,

Thanks for the improvement. I will update the code over at github (unless you have an account in which I can pull your fork).

–Robby

]]> By: wackazong http://rob.by/2009/use-time-machine-with-wake-on-lan-to-enable-network-backups-to-sleeping-devices/comment-page-1/#comment-16641 wackazong Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:37:04 +0000 http://www.freerobby.com/?p=533#comment-16641 syslog is such a terrible (i.e. 99%) CPU hog. I finally ended up with this script. Same function, less hassle. <code> #!/bin/bash macaddress="00:26:08:f5:84:53" while true do results=$(grep backupd /var/log/system.log | tail -n 3 | grep Starting\ standard\ backup) if [ -n "$results" ] then Echo Found Time Machine Start, sending WOL packet /opt/local/bin/wakeonlan "$macaddress" & fi sleep 10 done </code> syslog is such a terrible (i.e. 99%) CPU hog. I finally ended up with this script. Same function, less hassle.


#!/bin/bash

macaddress="00:26:08:f5:84:53"
while true
do
results=$(grep backupd /var/log/system.log | tail -n 3 | grep Starting\ standard\ backup)
if [ -n "$results" ]
then
Echo Found Time Machine Start, sending WOL packet
/opt/local/bin/wakeonlan "$macaddress" &
fi
sleep 10
done

]]> By: wackazong http://rob.by/2009/use-time-machine-with-wake-on-lan-to-enable-network-backups-to-sleeping-devices/comment-page-1/#comment-16634 wackazong Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:36:04 +0000 http://www.freerobby.com/?p=533#comment-16634 Should't the second results= search for a line that contains the "Ejected Time machine Volume" message? Should’t the second results= search for a line that contains the “Ejected Time machine Volume” message?

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