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wake on lan

  • 25-05-2006 6:51pm
    #1
    karltimber
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 1,921 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    me again,

    have wake on lan enable in bios but is there anyhting I need to do in my folder settings etc

    I know there is a setting "awake on directed packet" to start mce out of S3 but cannot find ???

    thx


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  • #2
    secret_squirrel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭secret_squirrel


    That should be all you need.

    Then you just need a little app that can send the WOL 'magic packet'


  • #3
    karltimber
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 1,921 Mod ✭✭✭✭karltimber


    just to mention - its a wireless conection from pc to mce machine.


  • #4
    secret_squirrel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭secret_squirrel


    Might be impossible afaik.

    The wireless card generally isnt powered when the PC is in standby, unless you have a mobo with built in wireless even then not always.

    Wired is a much easier way to go. Look into Homeplug if you cant get a ethernet cable near your htpc.


  • #5
    karltimber
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 1,921 Mod ✭✭✭✭karltimber


    thx - wil be going wired thru cat5 over next 3 weeks with new ext being finished.

    thx for the info.


  • #6
    BigEejit
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    I did this some time ago and use a 3com network card ... you will need a 3 wire connection between the WOL connector on the pci card and mother board, this supplies power to the pci card because when the pc in in standby there is no power getting to the pci slots afaik ...

    there are several free utilities out there to ping the magic packet to the target machine ...


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  • #7
    secret_squirrel
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    BigEejit wrote:
    3com network card ...

    Was that a wired or wireless card?


  • #8
    BigEejit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭BigEejit


    It was a 100mb wired card


  • #9
    KAGY
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    I know on my mobo there's a connector for a WOL which must be connected up to the network card for WOL to work.


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