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<blockquote data-quote="blackheart42" data-source="post: 238837" data-attributes="member: 25694">I'm in the process of setting up a Linux server to do exactly that.&nbsp; It turns out that Wake-on-Lan has more capabilities than just 'Magic Packet'.&nbsp; Depending on the NIC card in your server you can probably configure it for either Wake on ARP/Ping or Wake on unicast.&nbsp; Check the advanced properties for your NIC card to see what it supports.&nbsp; Either of these options opens up the idea of having the server wake up just by trying to access it - i.e. by navigating to it in windows explorer or in this case by entering it in My Music or My Movies.&nbsp; The next task is having the server drift off to sleep when there's no activity.&nbsp; Linux is giving me some trouble with this, but Windows shouldn't be too troublesome (knock on wood!) <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Blackheart</blockquote>

[QUOTE="blackheart42, post: 238837, member: 25694"] I'm in the process of setting up a Linux server to do exactly that. It turns out that Wake-on-Lan has more capabilities than just 'Magic Packet'. Depending on the NIC card in your server you can probably configure it for either Wake on ARP/Ping or Wake on unicast. Check the advanced properties for your NIC card to see what it supports. Either of these options opens up the idea of having the server wake up just by trying to access it - i.e. by navigating to it in windows explorer or in this case by entering it in My Music or My Movies. The next task is having the server drift off to sleep when there's no activity. Linux is giving me some trouble with this, but Windows shouldn't be too troublesome (knock on wood!) :) Blackheart [/QUOTE]

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