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This post will provide a list of Ethernet kexts with support for Wake on LAN from shutdown (S5 power state). I thought it would be helpful to anyone looking for this feature to centralize the information here. This list can be updated if/when more are developed. At present there are two variants of the IntelMausi kexts available.
Mieze/IntelMausiEthernet:
https://github.com/fischerscode/IntelMausiEthernet-WOL
https://github.com/jpz4085/IntelMausiEthernet
acidanthera/IntelMausi:
https://github.com/fischerscode/IntelMausi-WOL
https://github.com/jpz4085/IntelMausi
Both enable WOL from shutdown as well as sleep but work differently. The fischerscode version has WOL enabled by default and is independent of the macOS "Wake for Ethernet network access" setting under Energy Saver in System Preferences. My version controls both with the Energy Saver setting. I began work on mine before I discovered the other one and present both here for consideration. Drivers for other controllers could probably be created/modified using whichever approach is more popular.
Consult your motherboard or system manual regarding BIOS power management settings. WOL must be enabled and ERP disabled. All four kexts were tested with my desktop (I217V) and laptop (82579LM) successfully.
Mieze/IntelMausiEthernet:
https://github.com/fischerscode/IntelMausiEthernet-WOL
https://github.com/jpz4085/IntelMausiEthernet
acidanthera/IntelMausi:
https://github.com/fischerscode/IntelMausi-WOL
https://github.com/jpz4085/IntelMausi
Both enable WOL from shutdown as well as sleep but work differently. The fischerscode version has WOL enabled by default and is independent of the macOS "Wake for Ethernet network access" setting under Energy Saver in System Preferences. My version controls both with the Energy Saver setting. I began work on mine before I discovered the other one and present both here for consideration. Drivers for other controllers could probably be created/modified using whichever approach is more popular.
Consult your motherboard or system manual regarding BIOS power management settings. WOL must be enabled and ERP disabled. All four kexts were tested with my desktop (I217V) and laptop (82579LM) successfully.