Subject: Re: [net 2/2] ixgbe: fix WoL issue with fiber

From: Jan Ceuleers <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:47:53 +0200

Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> From: Don Skidmore<[email-masked]>
>
> There are times we turn of the laser before shutdown.  This is a bad thing
> if we want to wake on lan to work so now we make sure the laser is on
> before shutdown if we support WoL.

I'm ever-so-sorry if this is a silly question, but:

WOL is receive-only, right? Why does the laser need to be on?

Thanks, Jan