Wake on lan for macbook pro residing behind a linksys router in clamshell

Hi:
I have a macbook pro residing behind a router at home
with its lid closed connected to an external display
and USB keyboard and mouse. When I use it at home, I
use the keyboard and mouse to wake it up (I believe
this is called clamshell mode) and use the external display.
I would like to access the machine from my office.
I have set up the "wake from lan" option in enery saver
and have forwarded port 9 (UDP) to the macbook pro.
But the machine does not wake up and I cannot ssh
into it from the outside (I have forwarded port 22 to it as well).
Is this a problem with operating it with the lid closed
that "wake on lan" is not working ?
How do I set this up ?
Thanks!

It has been fixed by latest SMC firmware update. Works fine on Mountain Lion.

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