[by Silvarios] [from Power Mac G4 Sleep Issue]
I notice that my new Power Mac G4 has a peculiar sleep issue. If I put the Power Mac to sleep or if it goes to sleep after a period of inactivity, it wakes itself every four minutes. Like clockwork. No joke.
If I remember correctly, this issue predates the DVD burner install, not that I imagined it would have been the culprit anyway. It seems to only happen when I have the Power Mac connected to my MacBook via ethernet. The MacBook is set to share it’s Bluetooth internet connection via ethernet to the Power Mac. The connection is direct via a regular Cat5e patch cable. I turned off the “Wake for Ethernet network administrator access” option in the Energy Saver preferences on the Power Mac, yet the problem persists–every four minutes. No really, every four minutes. Who needs clocks when I can figure out how much time has passed by the sleep wake sleep cycle of the Power Mac? Again, this issue seems to only occur while the Power Mac is connected via ethernet to the MacBook. Any thoughts?
