Are there any work arounds for using 'wake on demand' with older Macs?

Are there any work arounds for using 'wake on demand' with older Macs? I am planning to buy a second-hand intel Mac Mini to use as a media center, web server and file server. I want the Mini to be asleep as much as possible but also always available. To do this I plan to use the 'wake on demand' feature of Snow Leopard.
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"I'm assuming that you hope to connect the mini wirelessly. Is that right?

If so, its hardware doesn't support wake-on-WLAN and you're correct that the only option is to connect it over wired ethernet. If there's no drop at the mini's planned location, you can connect it to a gaming adapter, which is a cheap wireless-to-ethernet bridge designed for exactly this situation."