--- /dev/null
+++ b/wol.py
@@ -1,1 +1,111 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Based on wol.py from http://code.activestate.com/recipes/358449-wake-on-lan/
+# Amended to use configuration file and hostnames
+# 
+# Copyright (C) Fadly Tabrani, B Tasker
+#
+# Released under the PSF License See http://docs.python.org/2/license.html
+#
+#
 
+
+import socket
+import struct
+import os
+import sys
+import ConfigParser
+
+
+myconfig = {}
+
+
+def wake_on_lan(host):
+    """ Switches on remote computers using WOL. """
+    global myconfig
+
+    try:
+      macaddress = myconfig[host]['mac']
+
+    except:
+      return False
+
+    # Check macaddress format and try to compensate.
+    if len(macaddress) == 12:
+        pass
+    elif len(macaddress) == 12 + 5:
+        sep = macaddress[2]
+        macaddress = macaddress.replace(sep, '')
+    else:
+        raise ValueError('Incorrect MAC address format')
+ 
+    # Pad the synchronization stream.
+    data = ''.join(['FFFFFFFFFFFF', macaddress * 20])
+    send_data = '' 
+
+    # Split up the hex values and pack.
+    for i in range(0, len(data), 2):
+        send_data = ''.join([send_data,
+                             struct.pack('B', int(data[i: i + 2], 16))])
+
+    # Broadcast it to the LAN.
+    sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+    sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_BROADCAST, 1)
+    sock.sendto(send_data, (myconfig['General']['broadcast'], 7))
+    return True
+
+
+def loadConfig():
+	""" Read in the Configuration file to get CDN specific settings
+
+	"""
+	global mydir
+	global myconfig
+	Config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
+	Config.read(mydir+"/.wol_config.ini")
+	sections = Config.sections()
+	dict1 = {}
+	for section in sections:
+		options = Config.options(section)
+
+		sectkey = section
+		myconfig[sectkey] = {}
+
+
+		for option in options:
+			myconfig[sectkey][option] = Config.get(section,option)
+
+
+	return myconfig # Useful for testing
+
+def usage():
+	print 'Usage: wol.py [hostname]'
+
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    mydir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+    conf = loadConfig()
+
+    try:
+    # Use macaddresses with any seperators.
+
+	if sys.argv[1] == 'list':
+		print 'Configured Hosts:'
+		for i in conf:
+			if i != 'General':
+				print '\t',i
+		print '\n'
+	else:
+
+		if not wake_on_lan(sys.argv[1]):
+			print 'Invalid Hostname specified'
+		else:
+			print 'Magic packet should be winging its way'
+    except:
+	usage()
+
+
+
+
+

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+++ b/wol_config.ini.example
@@ -1,1 +1,11 @@
+# Save this file as .wol_config.ini in the same directory as wol.py
 
+[General]
+broadcast=192.168.1.255
+
+[myPC]
+mac=00:2a:a0:cf:83:15
+
+[myLaptop]
+mac=00:13:0d:e4:60:61
+