WOL

[gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org (Jerry Feldman)]

I actually tried it from my laptop using a crossover cable. I configured
my NIC based on instructions I got from Penguin since the BIOS did not
have a way to turn it on.

On 09/29/2010 10:47 PM, Tom Metro wrote:
> Jerry Feldman wrote:
>  =20
>> I actually tried to configure my desktop system to...wake up using a
>> Wake-On_LAN signal from one of the BLU servers. ...I was not able to
>> get it working from inside of my LAN.
>>    =20
> I haven't looked at the WOL protocol, but I'm pretty sure it is
> something that operates at the Ethernet layer, and thus not something
> that'll pass through your router. Lets see...yup:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_on_lan#How_it_works
>
> It's a layer 2 packet fired at a MAC address.
>
> However the article also has a section on "Wake on Internet":
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_on_lan#Wake_on_Internet
>
> where it talks about either using a VPN to extend the reach of the LAN,=

> or custom firewall rules to let the packet cross your WAN router.
>
>
> When setting up a router recently with the Tomato firmware, I noticed i=
t
> has a WOL tool, which lets you issue "magic" WOL packets to any of the
> client machines it knows about. Documentation here:
> http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Tomato_Firmware/Menu_Reference#WOL_.28Wake=
_on_LAN.29
>
> Live demo here:
> http://lampiweb.com/tomato/tools-wol.htm
>
> I don't see any GUI for scheduled wakeups, but they do have a command
> line tool to send the WOL packet, and support cron scripts.
>
> Should be easy to do likewise with any third party firmware that provid=
e
> shell access.
>
>  -Tom
>
>  =20


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