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Re:Making a Linux home server sleep on idle and wake on dema... by elevation on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @10:23AM (#35628564)
If an idling raspberry pi is too power hungry, a microcontroller like an ESP32 could be made to respond to ARPs. $8 for the MCU and a couple of afternoons of noodling. It's not going to run avahi for you though.
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Re:Making a Linux home server sleep on idle and wake on dema... by cozzyd on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @04:52PM (#35633184)
Use a beaglebone black. modern rpis use too much power.
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