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Wake on LAN, or its abbreviation Wol, is a standard developed in 1996 to Ethernet networks that allows a computer to be turned on or "waked up" by a network message.

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WOL doesn't work when shutdown

I've enabled WOL on shutdown function. I've disabled Energy Star from either Windows adapter settings and BIOS. I've enabled WOL on Magic Packet (also with broadcasting) and in power management tab ...
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Wake on Lan doesn't work in Windows 8

I have a dual boot system with Windows 7 and Windows 8. After I shutdown in Windows 7, wake-on-lan works perfect but if I shutdown in Windows 8, it doesn't work. Even if I sleep or hibernate in ...
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BIOS Wake on Lan options: Primary or Automatic, which option do I use?

I am trying to set up TeamViewer version 9 to wake on Lan. I noticed in the BIOS of Lenovo Think Center, there are multiple options, Primary and Automatic, not just the standard Enabled/Disabled. The ...
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Is dual boot via wake on lan possible?

Is it possible to set up a PC so it can Wake on Lan and then have the option of which OS to boot into? I want to have a secondary PC with Windows and a *nix variant installed. I want the PC to be in ...
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Wake on LAN on Asus motherboard

Trying to enable Wake on LAN on my 5 years old Asus motherboard with integrated NIC. Trying to find and enable this feature in bios, but can't find where it is. I was expecting to find it under ...
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Is it possible to WOL over the internet via UnifiedRemote (VPN)?

I recently got a new app which supports Wake-On-Lan by MAC address in the network. My question is: Is it possible to turn on my computer using this when not in the network, but instead having a VPN to ...
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Enable WOL while keeping "Fast Startup" in Windows 10

I think I've tried all possible power modes (S0-S5), and WOL works for me in all of them... except when I use the Windows 10 "Fast startup" feature. Supossedly this feature puts the system into S4 (...
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Wake on Lan works from LAN but not WAN

These describe the situation: I believe the packet is being properly forwarded from the WAN to the LAN host, because WoL Magic Packet Sender utility displays a message the packet is received whenever ...
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How to start up my computer (wake on LAN) from command line?

I would like to SSH to my home computer (Mac Snow Leopard) but I don't always know if it's on. I have enabled wake on LAN. Is there a way to wake my computer (or check if it's awake) from the command ...
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Mac Mini Wake on Lan

My Mac Mini has a setting in the Energy Saver category called Wake for Ethernet network access. Now the way I read this option is that any network access to the Mac whilst it is asleep will wake it ...
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Wake-on-LAN WITHIN network, is this possible without router tweaking?

I did a bit of searching around, and it's possible that I didn't understand what I was reading, but I didn't see anything all that relevant. At work, we've just been asked to shut down our desktops ...
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Automatically wake up notebooks not on the ethernet

I am looking for an automated backup system and I like bacula. I have 3 Notebooks and a Desktop computer that need regular backup. Now I don't want to let them run all night just to do the backuping, ...
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Is it possible to use Logmein to connect to a sleeping (Mac) computer on a wireless network?

I'm using logmein to access my Mac. So I have the local logmein app running on my MacBook Pro, which is on my home wireless network. I access it either from the website (www.logmein.com) or the ...
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Adding Wake on LAN (WOL) to a custom built computer

I built my computer a few years ago, before I new about WOL. I want to get that feature now, but I don't know which part I need to get that feature. What should I get to add that functionality to my ...
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What packets other than the "magic packet" can wake up the PC?

There are two fairly common options for (using) Wake On LAN. You either have it enabled and use the magic packet to wake up the PC or you don't. In Windows, this option is represented by the Allow ...
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Doesn't my network card support Wake-On-WLAN or why isn't it working?

I'm currently following this guide (https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee851581%28v=ws.10%29.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396) to enable Wake-On-WLAN, but the option "Allow this device to ...
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Can a wake-on-lan packet be sent from WiFi?

I know that you can't wake a computer up with wake on lan if it's connected via WiFi, but will sending the magic packet to wake up a computer that's wired from a computer that's on WiFi work?
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Windows 10 identify wake from sleep ethernet source

I want wake from lan enabled for Ethernet (so I can access remotely without having to send a magic packet). With this configured in Windows 10, my computer sometimes wakes up every 20 - 40 minutes and ...
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Wake On LAN using Magic packets is not working in Windows 10

Even after configuring all the settings like Network Adapter Settings BIOS setting Disabled Fast Startup Telnet and Port Settings I can't able to wake up the machine with Windows 10 OS. Is there ...
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My computer turned itself on. Was I hacked?

I woke up and found my PC switched on. I have wake on LAN enabled. I check the log and my pc started up an hour after i went to bed. I have very basic windows log reading skills. Is there something I ...
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WOL for Asus M5A97 built in Realtek Network Adapter

I cant get wake on lan to work for my built in network adapter. Its a ASUS M5A97 motherboard, and the network adapter is a Realtek PCIe GBE. I have Shutdown WakeOnLan - Enabled Wake on Magic Packet ...
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WOL - Wake On Lan over internet

My problem has become pretty specific but probably pretty easy to solve. I've followed numerous guides on the internet to setup wake on lan and managed to get it working quite good although I still ...
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Wake-On-Lan - Behind Two Routers

So here is my current network setup: There is a central 'Cisco' router for the apartment. I connect wirelessly using an old router of mine (WRT54Gv2) with DD-WRT installed as a client to the central ...
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Turn on computer remotely (internet) and without WOL support

I know that we can remotely (using internt) turn on the computer if the NIC card support WOL and by enabling that option on the bios. But my card doesn't support WOL and I dont want to change it, So ...
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Running program only when PC start up using WOL

Is it possible to create an event or script to launch when the computer is started using Wake-On-Lan? I don't want to start the program (automatically) when the computer is started up normally.
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Wake On LAN works after windows shutdown but not linux

My computer is dual booting windows 10 and Arch linux. Currently, if I shut down the computer from windows 10 I can use wake on lan fine when if I use it after shutting down from windows, but it does ...
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Shutdown-on-LAN capability

There is a technology, called WOL. Is the an opposite? Is it possible to shutdown a computer via LAN? I would expect small embedded linux in a NIC which was capable to long-press power off button. ...
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wakeonlan and etherwake don't work

My goal is to wake up my PC. I have connected my Raspberry Pi directly through LAN to my PC. I have installed etherwake and wakeonlan, and both commands failed. Well, actually it didn't really fail, ...
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Windows 7 sata disk not recognized after wake up from sleep state

My windows 7 x64 PC/server worked fine until I installed a brand new seagate SATA hard disk (2 TB). My first disk was a IDE Maxtor (250 GB). I tried to use it as a secondary drive leaving the maxtor ...
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How to turn on and remote access home PC to monitor my kid's PC usage?

I want to monitor my kid's home PC usage. Here's what I'm looking for: To be able to turn on a home PC remotely from laptop at work; Remote access the same home PC. Transfer files, open browser logs,...
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How to test WakeOnLan with a direct ethernet connection Computer A <-> Computer B?

I'm trying to make WOL work between 2 computers in the same local network, but it currently does not work. In order to debug the situation and avoid potential problems with the router discarding the ...
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Wake on Lan has suddenly stopped working

Wake on Lan has suddenly stopped working, after a few weeks. I: - Enabled the option in the BIOS - Prevented adapter from saving power - Enabled delivery of magic packet in device manager - ...
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Wake-On-Lan requires hard shutdown to work

On my Windows 7 computer I have a partially working Wake-On-Lan. Partially because it only works if I turn off the PC the "hard way" by holding the power button for a few seconds. It does not work ...
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How to boot Ubuntu from BIOS wakeup and otherwise boot Windows

I have a dual boot system. My Ubuntu partition needs to boot automatically on BIOS scheduled wakeup (and wakeonlan if possible) Otherwise I want to boot into Windows by default. (power button) How ...
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Is there an opposite to Wake On LAN?

Would there be an easy way to remotely shut down a computer, like the opposite of Wake On LAN? I can easily use a program, such as an iOS App, where I just press a button and it starts up. Could I do ...
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How to force-restart a PC with vPro technology?

I would like to know how to force-restart a PC that has crashed/hung and become completely non-responsive, using 2nd-generation vPro technology. Assume there is a second, fully responsive PC on the ...
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How to make server power settings apply even when computer is activated by WOL

I have a computer with 9 hdds as a storage server in the next room for me and my family (movies and such) connected to the router. The computer is without keyboard and monitor, all works fine, but in ...
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Wake On Lan works w/ Magic Packet But Not w/ Network Activity

My goal is to allow any network activity to wake up my Windows computer. My system currently wakes from sleep without any problem when it receives a Magic Packet but despite being configured to wake "...
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how does the software firewall affect the hardware network card?

I am waking my computer up by sending magic packets. But if I close UDP port 9 from windows firewall, my computers is not booting. And also, the lights on ethernet port are off. It looks little too ...
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Can "safe sleep" actually be disabled on a Mac Mini running Mountain Lion?

I find that wake on lan stop working after my Mac Mini (late 2012 model, running OS X 10.8.5) has entered safe sleep (which is 4 hours after sleep starts). Because I often travel and want to remote ...
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Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Wake-on-LAN

Is there any method to enable Wake-on-LAN (WoL) option in Windows 8.1 of Surface Pro 3, connected to the Ethernet via original Docking Station? I tried almost everything, what is a somewhat related ...
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Wake-on-LAN over internet is all but impossible

I have a new MacBook Pro that I want to be able to log into through ssh or vnc, but no matter what combination of things I try nothing seems to work. Even tried LogMeIn How do I set-up my MacBook so ...
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Wake-on-LAN packet won't wake computer

I have Windows 7 64-bit and have done all the steps necessary to set up Wake-on-LAN. I then shut the computer down and tried to wake it. Nothing happened. If I manually turn on the computer, it ...
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Port forwarding not working for port 9

I'm trying to set up my PC to work with Wake on LAN so I set up port forwarding on port 9 on my TP-Link Archer C2 router. However, when I use this tool to check whether the port is open, it says it ...
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Wake up my company computer from a home computer

Is it possible for me to send a packet from another computer to my computer? I am interested in waking up my computer at work from the one I am using at home. That is, I would like to power it on at 7:...
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Would Wake-on-LAN work with powerline adapters?

I am trying to make Wake-on-LAN for my home server, so far connected only by Wifi, Wake-on-Wifi seems to be extremely tricky, and it's unfortunately quite far from router and I am reluctant to start ...
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machine wakes only on local magic packet

I've got a Debian server, which I would like to wake up remotely using a tool like wakeonlan. I have assigned the server a static internal IP 192.168.0.14 and set up the appropriate port forwarding ...
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Does a WOL to broadcast IP send wake-on-LAN command to all computers on LAN?

I'd like to be able to wake-on-LAN all the computers in my home lab. Can I simply send a WOL packet to 192.168.1.255/24 and wake computers on my LAN? Thanks.
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WOL on Qualcomm Atheros QCA8171 on Linux not working

I simply can't make wake-on-lan to work on my machine. I am new to Linux so probably I am missing something. Below my config. Any input is greatly appreciated. Thank you. My HW Config: AsRock ...
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Is it possible to wake-on-lan computer connected to cable modem over Internet? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Can I send a Wake On LAN packet without broadcasting? I am able to wake my computer over internet, because my computer is connected to a router, and router is connected to ...
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