For a windoze machine, it'll need to be on "Standby" rather than just
"plugged in".
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Chris Buechler wrote:
On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 2:53 AM, Tortise <[email protected]> wrote:
Somehow I cannot get magic packets to awaken any PC on a pfSense LAN. I
don't get it.
Some motherboard BIOS seem to have WOL and others don't. Even the ones I
have that are said to have it cannot be awoken as best I can tell! I have
tried an Intel GT1000 with WOL functionality. I can get Boot on LAN to work
OK, WOL seems a mystery!
It is not clear to me the state that a PC to be awoken in is, I expected
that the ATX power supplies would allow the PC to awaken when the right
packets are sent however I am wondering if what is needed is a PC in a
suspended state - or something else?
Just need a WOL-enabled NIC, and to have WOL turned on in the BIOS. If
you have an onboard NIC, it should be as simple as enabling it in the
BIOS. As long as the machine is plugged in, it'll wake. With add-in
NICs you need a WOL cable from the NIC to the motherboard, that can
complicate things.
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