Wake-on-Lan over Wifi/WLAN - Possible ???

petzlux · 2007-06-13, 13:55

Hi

Just a quick question. I had my router connected through LAN to my HTPC, and could wake up my HTPC while hibernating by sending a magic packet. Great feature if you are too lazy to grab the remote and hit the power button, but even more so if you want remote access.

Now, since then I have moved my router to a different room (to get better wifi coverage across the house), and the HTPC now has a Wifi connection.

Big question: Can I still use Wake-on-Lan ? At the moment, I have a USB Wifi adapter from Netgear, is it possible to use that? Is it possible with a PCI wifi card? or not possible at all ?

dimakatchalo · 2007-06-13, 15:16

The power of google

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/29941/53/

Have been looking into WOWLAN myself for a while - havent tried to implement the above article yet, however it looks promising/interesting. A couple of users reported it worked (in the comments).

Let us know if it works.

2007-06-13, 13:55	#1 (permalink)
petzlux Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 52 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Wake-on-Lan over Wifi/WLAN - Possible ??? Hi Just a quick question. I had my router connected through LAN to my HTPC, and could wake up my HTPC while hibernating by sending a magic packet. Great feature if you are too lazy to grab the remote and hit the power button, but even more so if you want remote access. Now, since then I have moved my router to a different room (to get better wifi coverage across the house), and the HTPC now has a Wifi connection. Big question: Can I still use Wake-on-Lan ? At the moment, I have a USB Wifi adapter from Netgear, is it possible to use that? Is it possible with a PCI wifi card? or not possible at all ?

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2007-06-13, 15:16	#2 (permalink)
dimakatchalo Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Melbourne Age: 26 Posts: 37 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	The power of google http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/29941/53/ Have been looking into WOWLAN myself for a while - havent tried to implement the above article yet, however it looks promising/interesting. A couple of users reported it worked (in the comments). Let us know if it works.