RegisterMyName).
On the client side, (when receiving a sleepDemand request),
I wait until
network activity has ceased, then return control to the system. The
client wakes and reconnects to the server with no problems.
AutoSleepControl(false).
Otherwise, the clients might
never know that your server is sleeping, and will be unable to connect.
But if you do want to support sleep, then a server should install
a sleep procedure through the Power Manager using
SleepQInstall.
The exact interaction of how your server should handle
sleepRequest/SleepDemand is detailed in table 6-1 on
pg 6-10 of Inside Macintosh: Devices.
Ultimately, you close and deregister your server from the network.
Later, when you get the sleepWakeUp call, you should reopen
and re-register.
sleepDemand if the user selects Sleep from the Special menu. The
AutoSleepControl(false) call will stop sleepRequests
but will it also stop SleepDemands?sleepDemand, as documented in
Inside Macintosh: Devices pg 6-11:When your sleep procedure receives a sleep demand, however, your procedure has no way to determine whether it originated as a conditional sleep demand or an unconditional sleep demand. Your device driver or application must prepare for the sleep state and return control promptly to the Power Manager when it receives a sleep demand.
As for AutoSleepControl, please refer to
Inside Macintosh: Devices pg 6-44:
When enableSleep is set to false, the computer will not go into the sleep mode unless it is forced to either by some user action --for example, by the user's selecting Sleep from the Special menu of the Finder --or in a low battery situation.
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