home
products
contribute
download
documentation
forum
Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
All posts
Latest activity
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
Donate
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Search titles only
By:
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More options
Contact us
Close Menu
Forums
MediaPortal 1
Support
General Support
I can't get the PowerScheduler to work
Contact us
RSS
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1283784" data-attributes="member: 141969"><p>This did not translate well into English, so apologies if I have misunderstood what you are asking. </p><p></p><p>I think that the device that is causing your HTPC to wake is the device that contains the DHCP manager. DHCP stands for "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol", and the DHCP manager is the program that allocates dynamic IP addresses. On my home network, the DHCP manager is part of my ADSL broadband modem, but the DHCP manager can reside in other devices, such as network switches or wi-fi routers.</p><p></p><p>Each computer in your network can be defined in the Windows config to use either a static IP address or a dynamic IP address. The default is to use a dynamic IP address. When a PC powers on and joins your home network, the DHCP manager allocates a dynamic IP address for those computers that request it. The problem is: how does the DHCP manager reclaim that dynamic IP address when your computer shuts down or is unplugged from the network? The answer is (I think) that the DHCP manager periodically sends ping messages to each device on your home network to determine if those devices are still connected.</p><p></p><p>If the DHCP manager is well written, the manager will send ping messages <em>only</em> to those devices that have dynamic IP addresses. If the manager is poorly written, it will send ping messages to all devices on your home network. So, my conclusions are this:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Your HTPC is receiving ping messages because it is using a dynamic IP address.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Your HTPC is waking from sleep or hibernation when it receives the ping message because WOL (wake on lan) is enabled in the config for the network adapter.</li> </ul><p>What you should do is this:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If your HTPC is a desktop or tower system, there is no advantage in using a dynamic IP address, so you should change it to use a static IP address.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If your HTPC is a laptop that you sometimes use outside your home to connect to other networks (e.g. a network at work, or at college, or at an internet cafe), you should continue using a dynamic IP address, and instead disable WOL for the network adapter.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you want to use a dynamic IP address <em>and</em> use WOL, you will need to modify the network adapter config everytine you move the HTPC from one location to another. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></li> </ul><p>In the config program for the DHCP manager, you can define the range of addresses that the manager can use for dynamic IP addresses, and the range of addresses that it cannot use. The latter are the ones that you can use for static IP addresses.</p><p></p><p>-- from CyberSimian in the UK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1283784, member: 141969"] This did not translate well into English, so apologies if I have misunderstood what you are asking. I think that the device that is causing your HTPC to wake is the device that contains the DHCP manager. DHCP stands for "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol", and the DHCP manager is the program that allocates dynamic IP addresses. On my home network, the DHCP manager is part of my ADSL broadband modem, but the DHCP manager can reside in other devices, such as network switches or wi-fi routers. Each computer in your network can be defined in the Windows config to use either a static IP address or a dynamic IP address. The default is to use a dynamic IP address. When a PC powers on and joins your home network, the DHCP manager allocates a dynamic IP address for those computers that request it. The problem is: how does the DHCP manager reclaim that dynamic IP address when your computer shuts down or is unplugged from the network? The answer is (I think) that the DHCP manager periodically sends ping messages to each device on your home network to determine if those devices are still connected. If the DHCP manager is well written, the manager will send ping messages [i]only[/i] to those devices that have dynamic IP addresses. If the manager is poorly written, it will send ping messages to all devices on your home network. So, my conclusions are this: [LIST] [*]Your HTPC is receiving ping messages because it is using a dynamic IP address. [*]Your HTPC is waking from sleep or hibernation when it receives the ping message because WOL (wake on lan) is enabled in the config for the network adapter. [/LIST] What you should do is this: [LIST] [*]If your HTPC is a desktop or tower system, there is no advantage in using a dynamic IP address, so you should change it to use a static IP address. [*]If your HTPC is a laptop that you sometimes use outside your home to connect to other networks (e.g. a network at work, or at college, or at an internet cafe), you should continue using a dynamic IP address, and instead disable WOL for the network adapter. [*]If you want to use a dynamic IP address [i]and[/i] use WOL, you will need to modify the network adapter config everytine you move the HTPC from one location to another. :( [/LIST] In the config program for the DHCP manager, you can define the range of addresses that the manager can use for dynamic IP addresses, and the range of addresses that it cannot use. The latter are the ones that you can use for static IP addresses. -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
MediaPortal 1
Support
General Support
I can't get the PowerScheduler to work
Contact us
RSS
Top
Bottom