My Dell windows box does WOL even from powered off, standby works quicker though :)
2009/12/1 lists <li...@kush-t.co.uk>: > For a windoze machine, it'll need to be on "Standby" rather than just > "plugged in". > -- > > Chris Buechler wrote: >> >> On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 2:53 AM, Tortise <tort...@paradise.net.nz> 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. >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com >> For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com >> >> Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com > For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com > > Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
