Waking up remotely a Linux box

From: Augustus SFX van Dusen (ASFXvD_at_story.net)
Date: 10/11/05 

Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 13:39:58 GMT

        I have a Linux box in a remote location that I would like to access every
so often. The computer is connected, via Ethernet, to an ADSL router that
is always on, with the ADSL connection on by default. However, the
computer itself will often (and unpredictably) be off.

        I understand that some NICs have the capability to turn the power on in
their host computer whenever they receive a particular Ethernet packet. I
therefore have two questions:

        1) What such NICs are supported under Linux?

        2) Is the scenario I describe a feasible one? Thatis, given the
appropriate NIC, could I manage to turn on the power of the Linux box from
a remote location? I can configure the ADSL router at will.

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