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Thread ID: 81740	2007-08-05 20:35:00	Wake-On-LAN C-line?	SurferJoe46 (51)	Press F1

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576879	2007-08-05 22:33:00	When I run that command, why does the window briefly appear then instantly disappear? (XP Pro SP1) Go to Start > Run, type in cmd then type in ipconfig /all	FoxyMX (5)
576880	2007-08-05 22:42:00	OK...got all that...now what about the port?No such thing as a port for WOL - it runs at the ethernet layer. WOL is simply sending the machine you want to wake a packet containing its own mac address 16 times. There is no 'higher-level' protocol such as IP involved. There are a few Windows CLI tools you can use for this, although I can't remember off the top of my head where to get them from.	Erayd (23)
576881	2007-08-05 22:44:00	OK...got all that...now what about the port? The port for what? The ips and subnet mask is the only thing in ipconfig /all. As stated above the option to turn Wake up on LAN is in the BIOS. Not in Windows itself. Whats C_line btw? BTW: did you know you can c/p in the run box? Wow! Yup and services and other options in the CP too services.msc And a few more (support.microsoft.com) Even tho it says theyre for 2k, it looks like they work for XP as well. If its installed. And here (support.microsoft.com)	Speedy Gonzales (78)
576882	2007-08-05 22:50:00	Open a command prompt first, then type it. Dont type it in run.Thanks mate. I kinda knew that but completely forgot. And ta too Foxy.	Greg (193)
576883	2007-08-06 01:46:00	The port for what? The ips and subnet mask is the only thing in ipconfig /all . As stated above the option to turn Wake up on LAN is in the BIOS . Not in Windows itself . Whats C_line btw? Yup and services and other options in the CP too services . msc And a few more ( . microsoft . com/kb/180025" target="_blank">support . microsoft . com) Even tho it says theyre for 2k, it looks like they work for XP as well . If its installed . And here ( . microsoft . com/kb/192806" target="_blank">support . microsoft . com) Here's what the card asks me to fill in: Mac Address Internet Address Subnet Mask SEND OPTIONS (only two here: INTERNET or LOCAL SUBNET, I checked Local Subnet) Remote Port Number (I assumed 7 is a default here) Then the button says: WAKE ME UP, so I clicked it and it said: WOL command sent to 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 Nothing happened that I can see . . . so I rebooted with the primary running and still nothing happened . So then I shut down both the primary and slave units, restarted the primary and the secondary just did nothing . I fianally had to hit the power button to turn it on . What's wrong?	SurferJoe46 (51)
576884	2007-08-06 02:31:00	Are you ACTUALLY on a network SJ?? Turning it on (on the PC you configured it on), doesnt or wouldnt do anything. It would most probably get ACTIVATED, once another PC gets turned on. And if its connected to your PC, via a network. These options are where? In the BIOS?	Speedy Gonzales (78)
576885	2007-08-06 04:54:00	I gues I expect it to do something...like turn on the other (slave) unit when the master comes on...but somehow it doesn't work that way	SurferJoe46 (51)
576886	2007-08-06 05:10:00	So which PC are you configuring? The main PC or the networked one? Both (well the networked PC, not necessarily the main PC) would have to have the wake up on LAN option in the BIOS to work. You cant configure the master / main PC, (if the other PC doesnt have the Wake up on LAN option in the BIOS), and expect it to work. It wont. And unless both are connected by ethernet cable, I dont think it'll work either. So, do BOTH have the Wake up on LAN option in the BIOS?	Speedy Gonzales (78)
576887	2007-08-06 05:52:00	Both have WOL enabled...does it count that they are both on a router as a LAN in the #1 and #2 positions? Both with NICs and Cat5e to/from them and the router, NO WIFI at all! Trying to configure both..is that necessary? Or just the secondary? Or just the primary? the ipconfig reports Primary as xxx.xx.xxx.100 and the Secondary as xxx.xx.xxx.101 Is that right? BTW: I also have xxx.xx.xxx.102 and xxx.xx.xxx.103 on the same router, but I don't need them to WOL. The other two are (1) another Dell, and (2) a Compaq that I hate and will likely donate to the Burning Man event next time, although I don't go. Everything's XP-Pro too. Not talking about the Dell with Mepis/XP dual-boot w/grub in the closet running as a server. Maybe I should 'splain what I am trying to do. I want to walk up to the SOYO, turn it on, enter the password and then the other WOL'd units will come on automatically. Wot?	SurferJoe46 (51)
576888	2007-08-06 06:02:00	1. IP addresses have nothing to do with WOL. As long as they are plugged into the same physical network segment, it will work. 2. You send a WOL packet to a MAC, not an IP 3. You will need a script on SOYO that sends a WOL packet to each other machine you want to be woken up. 4. WOL does not need to be configured in the BIOS on SOYO. 5. WOL does need to be configured in the BIOS on each PC you want woken. 6. Any IP address ending in 255 means an IP broadcast address. Some programs accidentally use this to refer to a mac broadcast - technically incorrect, but this is what they mean. Does that make things a little clearer?	Erayd (23)
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