"Wake for network access" doesn't seem to work

I have several Yosemite Macs. My main Mac Energy Saver setting is set to wake for network access. That's the only box checked (Display set to turn off after an hour).
I can't seem to get access to this computer on my network (get a "connection failed") after the display turns off.
Any other settings I need to set to cure this?

Please follow Linc Davis's advice to see if you have a Sleep Proxy server on your home network. For example, here is what the command shows on my home network:
dns-sd -B _sleep-proxy._udp local
Browsing for _sleep-proxy._udp.local
DATE: ---Sun 12 Apr 2015---
16:34:14.530 ...STARTING...
Timestamp     A/R    Flags if Domain        Service Type         Instance Name
16:34:14.531 Add        3   5 local.        _sleep-proxy._udp.   30-35-10-70.1 Pantry
16:34:14.531 Add        2   5 local.        _sleep-proxy._udp.   50-35-10-70.1 TV_Console
I have 2 Sleep Proxy servers active on my network (both are Apple Airport Extreme home WiFi Router base stations; the names Pantry and TV_Console are the management names I have given them).
If you DO NOT have a Sleep Proxy server, then you MUST use a special program to wake up a sleeping Mac. WakeOnLan is one such program.
<http://www.readpixel.com/wakeonlan/index.html>
The Sleep Proxy or WakeOnLan will send a specially composed network packet that the networking hardware listens for and will wake up the Mac when it is seen.
The Sleep Proxy server pretends to be your Mac while it is asleep, and if you attempt to connect to the Advertised service, the Sleep Proxy server will send that magic network packet to wake up the Mac, and forward the connection request to the new awake Mac.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonjour_Sleep_Proxy>

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dns-sd -B _sleep-proxy._udp local
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DATE: ---Sun 12 Apr 2015---
16:34:14.530 ...STARTING...
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<http://www.readpixel.com/wakeonlan/index.html>
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If your still around or for anyone else:
Well, believe it or not sometimes you may have to enable and then re-enable it for it to "take".
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Hi everyone...
When snow leopard came out I tried the wake for access feature and used it quite often... Because the computer screen used to come on at night (no clue why) I reluctantly turned the feature off. Now I would like to reuse it and it doesn't want to work.. Why not? Is there a system preferences file that is corrupted?
First my setup:
iMac running 10.6.3 under energy preferences I've rechecked wake for network access. This is connected by ethernet to
My airport base station running firmware 7.4.2 and it is a 802.11n model and as such "wake from sleep over network" compatible
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Phillyman
Below a part of my console during the night..
4/12/10 4:17:19 AM kernel Wake reason = RTC
4/12/10 4:17:19 AM kernel RTC: maintenance alarm 2010/4/12 02:17:19, sleep 2010/4/12 00:17:21
4/12/10 4:17:19 AM kernel System Wake
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4/12/10 4:17:20 AM kernel Ethernet [AppleYukon2]: Link up on en0, 100-Megabit, Full-duplex, Symmetric flow-control, Debug [796d,6f08,0de1,0200,45e1,4000]
4/12/10 4:17:21 AM ntpd[39] sendto(17.151.16.21) (fd=24): No route to host
4/12/10 4:17:27 AM configd[14] network configuration changed.
4/12/10 4:17:27 AM ntpd[39] sendto(17.151.16.21) (fd=24): Network is unreachable
4/12/10 4:17:35 AM ntpd[39] sendto(17.151.16.21) (fd=26): Network is down
4/12/10 4:17:36 AM configd[14] network configuration changed.
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OK. I fixed the problem, for me at least. My time capsule wasn't even showing a light on for the ethernet port, the card in my mac pro was clearly powered down which would explain why the magic packets go missing.
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I enabled System Preferences > Energy saver > Wake for network access
and
System Preferences > Sharing > remote Login
These are the exact settings I had under Snow Leopard and it used to wake my iMac via 5GHz WiFi. I use a AirPort Extreme and didn't change a thing on its side. But neither with VNC nor with my iPad app "Screens" I am able to wake it under Lion. Screens tells me "Computer in sleep mode"...
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Thanks in advance,
Bado

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It is really annoying that if I want to use my new Apple TV to stream from the iMac, I have to go upstairs and wake it up first.
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