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Wake on LAN is a feature where one can send a broadcast over the network to boot a machine.

Wake On LAN works by broadcasting a magic packet containing the MAC address of the machines that needs to be woken up. Once the machine receives this packet it will start to powerup.

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Remote WOL over CISCO/FW not Forwarding

I'm trying to accomplish a Wake-on-LAN by triggering the two servers' public IP addresses. Internally, the WOL works like a charm (by either the internal or external IP), externally however, it does not wake when the IP addresses are triggered. The…
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Wake-on-LAN: Unicast is not working. Why?

I am facing a strange problem while setting up wake-on-LAN in our company network. The following is true for the workstation to be waked-up: WOL is enabled in the BIOS and in the settings of the network card The router will always assign the same…
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lxc / docker wake on lan?

Has anyone successfully implemented "wake on LAN" functionality in a linux container? In my setup each client has his own container for a vpn, but I only want the container to "boot up" when the client connects to it. One idea I had is to use…
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automatically backing up data onto another pc

I have a machine running ubuntu server that I have set up to Wake on LAN I also have a few pc running Windows XP. What I want is to set it up so that every day or every time I log in or out, for an XP machine to back up the data onto the server. I…
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WOL doesn't work if set to anything other than `a` but this setting makes it boot all the time

I manage a small "cluster" of 4 Xeon machines with Intel boards in my lab. They are all plugged to a 5-port 3-Com switch with static IP addresses like 10.0.0.x. They are all running OpenSuse 11.4 and their /home/ is served by one of the machines…
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Resume by RTC to guarantee software updates

I am maintaining around 100 user workstations with various software and operating systems. I use a WSUS Server for Windows updates and I have a set of custom scripts for other software. WSUS will push updates at 3am, and the scripts run an hour…
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How to connect to a computer that is in Sleep mode over the internet

How to connect to a computer that is in Sleep mode over the internet? I am using LogMeIn to connect to another computer offsite. I just installed Windows 7 RC on that system and found that the Sleep mode actually works. Currently LogMeIn does not…
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Send Magic packet from Fortinet Firewall

Is it possible to send a magic packet (WOL) from a fortinet firewall? I read the manual but couldn't find anything, just wondering if anyone achieved something similar. I'm connecting through an SSLVPN so would need some way of waking my computer…
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Wake On Lan only works on first boot, not sequent ones

I have converted my old Dell Latitude D410 laptop to a server for tinkering. It is running an updated Debian Squeeze (6) with a Xen enabled kernel (I want to toy with virtual machines later on). I am running it 'headless' via an ethernet…
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Intel 82579LM Gbit Ethernet Controller - magic packet (WOL) right after ping is not working

I am experiencing a very annoying and mysterious behavior when sending magic packets (for Wake On LAN) shortly after pinging an Intel 82579LM GigaBit Ethernet Controller (the onboard ethernet controller of the Intel DQ67SW motherboard). So basically…
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Ubuntu: Multiple NICs, one used only for Wake-On-LAN

This is similar to some other questions, but I have a specific need which is not covered in the other questions. I have an Ubuntu server (11.10) with two NICs. One is built into the motherboard and the other is a PCI express card. I want to have my…
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Wake On LAN with ubuntu causing constant reboots

I have configured WOL on my Asus E35M-pro. But I have some very weird side affects : Wake on LAN causes GRUB to have no countdown timer when activated unless I use update-grub When I shut the machine down, it automatically reboots when WOL is…
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How to stop computer waking up from sleep when LAN connected

I have a Compaq desktop machine that wakes up from sleep only when the LAN cable is connected to it. The WOL feature is DISABLED in the BIOS, so why does it keep waking up? And why is it getting told to wake up? I was under the impression that an…
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Router which actually supports wake on internet

I am looking to a router (ADSL, Wireless N) which will support Wake On Wan/Internet (via a Magic packet from a computer external from the network)? I do not mind if it has native support or has to be set up. I have tried Linksys wag320n - does not…
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Wake on lan can public "random person" wake up my web server to view web page

Can i use Wake on Lan on a web server that is a sleep but when the public wants to view my web site it wakes the server up? As this is what i thought it was and was getting very excited but all i can find on the net is waking up a sleeping computer…
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