Just as the title suggests. I am using a PC downstairs to store a few important files, folders and "stuff". The downstairs PC doesn't actually have to be on all that often, but I was wondering whether instead of going down to physically hit on/off, whether there is any way of setting up a command to switch it on/off remotely? I suspect not, but many of you guys are far more into PC's than humble old me. Thanks! :thumbsup:
What about 'em? This is the first I have ever heard of these damned commands! LOL Thanks, I shall now have a look at them both.
If your PC's motherboard is elderly, it's BIOS might not support wake on lan - you might want to check this first. Personally, I just use a NAS box (network HDD) and leave it running all the time. Some of these even allow the HDD to auto spin down after a period of idle time, saving drive wear & tear.
Yep, Barc0de spoke to me about a NAS box a while ago and it's in the pipeline. In the meantime I am trying to make do with the equipment to hand.
In respect on wake-on-LAN software & other networking tools, I have found an excellent FREE download here: http://www.solarwinds.com/ Go to DOWNLOADS and select the necessary software trials or the FREE bundle, which includes WoL Cheers!
Don't forget you can also do Wake on Lan over the internet. Unofficially I guess that is WoW or Wake on Wan.. It can be a bit tricky though depending on the type or router you have. A lot of consumer level routers like Netgear do not allow the WoL packet through and discard it no matter what your settings are. Reason for this is because WoL "magic" packets are broadcasted to your entire network at the mac level (PCs not turned on yet would not have an IP adress). But I think a bunch of Linsys routers will let you do it, especially if you are using the various linux firmwares. DSL reports has a handy tool that will let you save your configuration on their site so that all you have to do is log in and push a button to wake your PC up. http://www.dslreports.com/wakeup
