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XYU
11-02-01, 11:29 AM
How do I turn on my machine remotely using WOL? (my NIC and MoBo support it). What software do I need? And is it possible to turn on the machine via cable modem?
Thanx.
Super
11-02-01, 02:32 PM
Whats your motherboard?

I know that on some motherboards you need to set a jumper to a certain setting, and on some others change a BIOS setting.

Look in your motherboard manual. It should tell you.
XYU
11-02-01, 02:45 PM
Yes, I know how to enable it, but I want to know how to actually "wake the computer" via LAN from a remote location. Is there a special package I need to send to my NIC? What software is used for it?

BTW, my MoBo is in my signature.
xCarne_Asada
11-05-01, 10:10 PM
what is wake on lan?
Paul -The Mad Hatter
11-08-01, 10:01 PM
Bump

I would like to know how i can use wol.
Dissolved
11-09-01, 05:33 AM
Originally posted by Paul -The Mad Hatter
Bump

I would like to know how i can use wol.

yea, same here... i bet its probly worth nothing tho..
!-=sky=-!
11-09-01, 07:20 AM
i know a little about it and hope this will help you...but agaiin i m not really sure

you will have to have a static ip that is reserved for you or something then after you set up the thing you can use this tool from dslreports to wake the comp up by typing in some stuff
Dissolved
11-09-01, 07:21 AM
Originally posted by !-=sky=-!
i know a little about it and hope this will help you...but agaiin i m not really sure

you will have to have a static ip that is reserved for you or something then after you set up the thing you can use this tool from dslreports to wake the comp up by typing in some stuff

i see... just another useless feature..
Super
11-09-01, 02:35 PM
Its sorta like that. When WOL is enabled, whenever your computer goes on Stand-by mode, your NIC does not. It "listens" and theoretically any ping attempt should wake the computer and process whatever you want it to, but I'm not really sure if just any ping would do the job or you need something special.
Dissolved
11-09-01, 04:28 PM
Originally posted by Super
Its sorta like that. When WOL is enabled, whenever your computer goes on Stand-by mode, your NIC does not. It "listens" and theoretically any ping attempt should wake the computer and process whatever you want it to, but I'm not really sure if just any ping would do the job or you need something special.

yea.. i run 24/7 and im always home.. so once again, i could care less about that feature.. its about as useless as onboard graphics/sound =)
fuzzba11
11-12-01, 02:38 PM
Originally posted by Super
Its sorta like that. When WOL is enabled, whenever your computer goes on Stand-by mode, your NIC does not. It "listens" and theoretically any ping attempt should wake the computer and process whatever you want it to, but I'm not really sure if just any ping would do the job or you need something special.

Yeah, that's what I had read it was any ping...problem is, my university's network gives off wayyyy too many broadcasts and updates. It's like my friend described it, "it's like, 'Hi! I'm a router. Hi! I'm a router! Hi! I'm a router! Hi! I'm a router! Hi! I'm a router! Hi! I'm a router! Hi! I'm a router! Hi! I'm a router! Hi! I'm a router! Hi! I'm a router!Hi! I'm a router! Hi! I'm a router..." :rolleyes:
XYU
11-12-01, 11:35 PM
Originally posted by fuzzba11


Yeah, that's what I had read it was any ping...problem is, my university's network gives off wayyyy too many broadcasts and updates. It's like my friend described it, "it's like, 'Hi! I'm a router. Hi! I'm a router! Hi! I'm a router! Hi! I'm a router! Hi! I'm a router! Hi! I'm a router! Hi! I'm a router! Hi! I'm a router! Hi! I'm a router! Hi! I'm a router!Hi! I'm a router! Hi! I'm a router..." :rolleyes:


Yes, but, again, my question is how can you wake it from POWER OFF, not standby? I don't think that IP is gonna help when your computer is off. So I should probably use the MAC address of the NIC or the cable modem (it's not a network, it's a standalone PC with cable internet). But how? Can you ping a MAC address???
Gresyth
11-13-01, 03:52 AM
Quoted from DSLReports forum:

This will solve some Wake On LAN issues.
First make sure WOL works locally. Get on one PC and send a Magic Packet to the one you want turned on. You can get the AMD Magic Packet 1.0 Util for free. Just search Google for it.

Once you know it works locally you won't waste your time trying to get it to work from outside your network.

If it still does not work from outside your network here is the reason. Your router/firewall (in my case Netscreen) will only hold your MAC address in arp cache for so long. Once it has been purged your router/firewall won't know what to do with a packet addressed to that MAC address. To solve this you need to set a static entry in the arp cache. In the case of Netscreen the command is "set arp ipaddress macaddress interface" (set arp 192.168.1.5 000309ab45 trust). Then save your settings.

Once you have a static arp entry for your MAC address everything will work fine. Nothing else I tried worked until I set the static arp entry for my system.

End Quote

I dug up this stuff also:

Google (http://www.google.com/)

Read here for more info (http://www.camden411.com/tcpipfaq/wol.html)

AMD Magic Packet (http://www.amd.com/us-en/Networking/ProductInformation/0,,50_2330_3276_2452%5E2456,00.html)

Hope this helps.