Some questions about "Wake On LAN"

[DDR-PIII]

Do the wires have to be on but NIC's/MOBO's ? and is there wake on lan with WAN ?

 

[ucfswimmer]

yes both the NIC and mobo have to support WOL (make sure its also enabled in your BIOS) In order to use WOL you have to send a "magic packet" ping to the computer you wish to wake-up, when the NIC receives this signal, it sends a message to your ROM BIOS which, if enabled, will power on your computer and it will procede to boot up.

~jeff~

 

[Mpegger]

Some NICs also dont need a specific magic packet. I can set my card to wake-up the PC on any network traffic. So if my sister turns on her computer, it would turn on mine eventually.

 

[su root]

There is a util @ DSL Reports.com that will send the "magic" wakeup packet. You need to know your machine's IP and MAC.

http://www.dslreports.com/wakeup

 

[WildArmSX]

Another thing that is necesary for wake up on lan is the cable that will conect the mobo to the NIC. it usaually comes with the NIC but not always.