Questions tagged [wake-on-lan]
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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Avoid powered-off PCs communication at 10Mbit/s thus slowing down broadcasts?
After power failure some PCs enable their network adapters at 10 Mbit/s while powered down.
Those PCs seem to cause network issues if broadcast traffic volume exceeds 10 Mbit/s. This broadcast traffic ...
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WOL events during Linux runtime
I want to be able to react to Wake-On-Lan packets sent to my machine while it is already booted.
I am able to turn my machine on using WOL, so the general system seems to work.
My question now is:
Is ...
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Can't get Wake On Lan (WOL) to work through internet / DDNS
I'm trying to configure remote WOL for my testing server.
This machine (Windows) is behind my home router; I assigned it a local static IP address.
I successfully woke it from LAN (another laptop ...
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Unable to use Wake On Lan on Ubuntu server
I turned my old dell inspiron 3650 into a ubuntu server. I am trying to remote boot it with wake on lan, but it is not working. I have tried to add port 9 to the ufw firewall, and I have also have the ...
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WOL to perform Post Reboot
We have a scenario where some machines get stuck in POST and the fix is to simply reboot it, doing so, requires a physical reboot as PC is not fully boot and doesn't have network access, is it ...
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Enable WOL from internet
I'm trying to enable WOL over the internet. I have created Discord Bot that sends a magic packet using python library https://pypi.org/project/wakeonlan/ whenever I send a special command to discord.
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Wake on lan doesn't work when DisplayPort cable is connected
I'm trying to configure wake on lan on my Windows 10 desktop and I've discovered that wake on lan doesn't work if there's a DisplayPort cable plugged in (I have tried 3 different DP cables), it works ...
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How to debug Wake-on-LAN
I have a windows PC and I enabled the Wake-on-LAN feature in my ethernet network adapter and BIOS settings.
I'm trying to send a wol packet to this windows PC by using the MAC address from my ...
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How can I send a Wake-On-LAN packet to my PC on another network
I have been using WakeMeOnLan to power on my PC from my laptop, and have heard it is possible to send a magic packet to a modem on another network and have it forwarded to the target device. I believe ...
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Executing Wake-On-Lan from vanilla Windows cmd?
Is there a way to trigger a wake-on-lan on an enabled computer that's on the same local network using the windows command line without any extra tools? All I found so far requires the installation of ...
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Network interface still negotiates 10 Mbps link when computer is down
I have a PC (Windows 10) that, when powered off, still negotiates a link with the switch at 10 Mbps.
As soon as the host is up, the speed is renegotiated at 1000 Mbps.
I was wondering what this was ...
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PC starts immediately after shutting down
recently my PC starts up again immediately after I shut it down or put it to sleep. This has been happening since I set up Wake on LAN. I'm convinced it's the LAN connection but I don't know how to ...
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trying to establish remote connection to home router (to perform Wake on Lan from this router)
sorry if such topic was already covered, but for now I could not find a solution.
I'm trying to set up Wake on WAN - start my computer (I will call it PC1) - from a remote location over the internet (...
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Wake on Lan not working after the PC is shutdown for an extended period of time
I got the WOL working all perfectly fine waking the PC up remotely using my iPhone.
However, I noticed if the PC is shutdown more than maybe 10 or 15 min.
The Wake on Lan won't work anymore. It looks ...
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How can I find the MAC address of a host that is listening for wake on LAN packets?
I'm currently working away from home and I want to power on my home PC (running Windows 11). The PC is currently off, but it has Wake-on-LAN (WOL) enabled so if I send it a WOL packet it will turn on.
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Wake on Lan Only Working Briefly After Shutdown
Trying to setup Wake on Lan on my desktop, but it seems to only work briefly after I shut it down, then stops working. I have ErP Ready setting disabled (S4 and S5 if I remember right). I have the ...
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Which sort of non magic packets can wake up a Windows 10
I would like to wake up a Windows 10 computer in a complex LAN environment, with multiple VLANS, routers and so on. Thus, I can not just send a magic packet to broadcast neither a targeted broadcast ...
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Why are no Microsoft-Windows-Power-Troubleshooter events logged?
for a script a need to read the Microsoft-Windows-Power-Troubleshooter events (wake time, wake duration, wake source) but there is no event registered from Microsoft-Windows-Power-Troubleshooter on ...
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Is it possible to setup Wake on WAN while not having access to ARP tables?
My ISP does not provide me with access to the ARP Tables on my ISP provided Modem Router, this means that I cannot stop the ARP tables from being flushed (not sure if that's the right term) every 5 ...
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Http-Tunnel with WoL-Feature
Due to the high Energy-Prices in Europe, i would like to put my Linux-Server (Ubuntu 22.04) for most of the time in hibernate-Mode.
I run some applications like Wordpress and Gitlab on this server and ...
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Wake On LAN for Windows PC
I have Asus PRIME H470-PLUS motherboard with plugged in Intel PCI network card adapter. Trying to configure WOL for current PC on local network. I was trying to wake up PC from others PC on local ...
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Wake-On-Lan (WoL) not turning my pc on when used through WAN from a full shutdown (Wake-On-Wan)
My pc won't turn on from a full shutdown when trying over WAN, but the protocol works when trying to wake the pc from sleep-mode over WAN and when trying to turn it on from a full shutdown over LAN. ...
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Remote Desktop disconnects after closing my Laptoplid
I am searching for a way to host my own laptop and turn it in smth like a VPS, I have watched plently YT tutorials but none of them could help me out. Every Remote Desktop connection that I've started ...
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I use Team Viewer to remotely boot, connect to and use my server PC. How does that work?
Specifically, how does it know where to connect given that I have dynamic IP on that server? Whenever I want to connect to it through any other app, I have to change the IP weekly or so, but ...
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How do I properly send WOL? (Wake-On-Lan)
This is my home network:
The living room repeater is connected to a switch. The switch is connected to the smartTV, the RPi and the media server.
What do I want?
To wake up DESKTOP my media server. ...
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Wake on LAN from shutdown
I'm having problems enabling Wake on LAN from shutdown on Lenovo B50-50 and Lenovo V15 G2 ITL computers.
There is no BIOS option to enable WOL. In Windows, in network adapter properties I enabled WOL, ...
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Wake On LAN - wake laptop from sleep when its lid is closed?
I have set up Wake On LAN and I am able to wake my laptop when it's sleeping, but only when the laptop's lid is up, not when it's down/closed.
There will be cases where my laptop will be sleeping ...
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Is Wake On LAN over WiFi possible?
My PC is connected to my router via ethernet.
When I boot up my PC, I want to automatically wake up my laptop that'll be in another room.
My laptop is connected wirelessly to my router.
Both PC and ...
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How to enter BIOS Debug on Sony Vaio VPCSB3AFX
So I want to enable the "Wake on AC" or "Wake on LAN" feature on my BIOS, but the BIOS only displays limited settings. I tried to look for tutorials on different forums, but they ...
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How Can I Make Sure My Home Server Stays Up As Long As There's Power?
I'm working on setting up a Minecraft server for me and some friends alongside some other software, so I'm turning my old HP computer into it (still running Windows 10 for now). I've noticed one thing,...
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Usage of remote WakeOnLan in a IPv6 only environment?
Setting:
FritzBox 7530 v7.29
forwarding ports 7, 9, 80 and 433 IPv4 and IPv6 to HomeServer
CentOS Stream 8 HomeServer directly connected to FritzBox via Ethernet cable
own public IPv6 address, shared ...
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Wake On LAN works after linux shutdown but not windows
My PC has dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 10, installed on separate hard drive.
Some background: when the PC power on, it goes to the grub menu, and default on Ubuntu. each time I want to use the Windows,...
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Wake-on-LAN ethtool arguments
In the ethtool manpage, it mentions wol and the arguments it takes.
wol p|u|m|b|a|g|s|d...
Sets Wake-on-LAN options. Not all devices support this. The argument to this option is >a string of ...
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Does port forwarding 9 for Wake On Lan expose my network to attackers?
I'm trying to set up Wake on WAN so that I can turn on my computer when I'm not home.
By port forwarding UDP 9 everything works flawlessly, but I'm concerned of the security risks.
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How to use WoWLAN with linux
I just bought an PCI-e WIFI/Bluetooth card to upgrade my PC. The chip is an Intel AX200 and supposedly supports Wake on Wireless LAN (WoWLAN). However I could not find any guide on how to setup WoWLAN ...
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Motherboard: ASUS TUF B450M-PRO II wol does not work
I have made a mistake and bought a cheap motherboard. Now I have an issue with it. It is an ASUS TUF B450M-PRO II. It is working fine, but I cannot get wol configured properly to wake from hibernation....
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How can I send a WOL Magic Packet from Win 10 on wifi to wake an Ubuntu computer connected via ethernet cable to the wifi router?
Novice here.
I have an Arris BGW210-700 wifi router (which is required for AT&T fiber).
Plugged into that via ethernet is an Ubuntu computer that is often sleeping. It's the only device plugged in ...
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WOL on macbook running ubuntu server
I am using an old macbook pro (2010) as server in my home lab.
It is running ubuntu server. I would like to use wake on lan on it, so I used:
sudo ethtool -s INTERFACE wol g
(with the name of my ...
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Can rootkit work while PC's in sleep mode?
If a PC has rootkit, when it goes into sleep mode, can rootkit do anything to it? Meaning steal data, open programs while it's sleeping? Assuming Wake On LAN option is completly disabled so it can't ...
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How to use Wake-on-LAN on a computer in a network connected via VPN?
When a computer in Network-A (192.168.1.x) connects to a OpenVPN server in a remote Network-B (192.168.2.x), it can see/access all computers in this remote network.
There is one computer in Network-B ...
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How to get MSI GF65 Thin to Wake on LAN?
I have an MSI GF65 Thin laptop, and I would like to put it in another room with the lid closed, and simply wake it when needed, and access it via RDP (using MSFT Remote Desktop). I'm on Windows 10 ...
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Wake-on-LAN on MSI X570-Mainboard
I am trying to start my computer with a MSI X570-Mainboard using the WOL-feature.
In the BIOS, I already enabled Wake-on-LAN for PCIe devices. I tried it with both the onboard ethernet controller as ...
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What can an Ethernet controller do when it has the "Power Management" capability?
In a quest to get Wake-on-LAN working on my sony vaio, I got to read the sudo lspci -v output for the Realtek Semiconductor network card.
this is the relevant output:
05:00.0 Ethernet controller: ...
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Windows Wake-on-LAN from Sleep on Laptop
I have a Windows 10 machine that I have configured for Wake-on-LAN, including disabling Windows's "fast startup" feature. This machine is an old laptop, which I intend to run with the lid ...
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Wake on WLAN on GNU/Linux on two machines: one works, the other does not
I'm trying to set WoWLAN on two of my Linux machines, but I've only got it working in one of them. Following this tutorial, I've run:
sudo iw phy0 wowlan enable magic-packet
and also added it to /etc/...
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Wake on Lan over the Internet (Wake on WAN?)
I have managed to get WoL to work perfectly for when I'm turning a PC on from within the same network.
I have also properly port-forwaded (UDP port 9) and can use Depicus's software to wake the same ...
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Can I use Wake-on-LAN to turn my computer off?
I use the following command to turn on another computer (running Windows):
wakeonlan 74:d0:2b:92:0f:fa
However, I would also like to be able to turn off the computer. How can I do that?
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Wake On Lan doesn't work on Repeater
I've been trying to use Wake-On-Lan on my dual boot (Debian+Win 10) PC. But, even after following all steps (enabling WoL in BIOS) , it's not working. I thought that maybe magic packets weren't ...
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WOL works over internet for couple of seconds
I have 2 internet connections (ISP1 and ISP2) to my PC with a WiFi adapter and a wired NIC. I have a network of PCs connected to the NIC. I have a public static IP to the ISP2 router connected to the ...
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Is there a way to troubleshoot Wake on LAN on Windows 10?
I have an Asus Republic of Gamers laptop connected to a physical lan with a cable.
I have recorded the MAC address of the network interface:
ipconfig /all
Ethernet adapter Ethernet:
Connection-...
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