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tools-wol [2023/02/15 18:08] – Lots of factual, consistency, and clarity corrections. Rearranged the document a bit to better separate router functions from the nuances of external devices. techie007tools-wol [2023/05/24 01:41] – [Wake on LAN] -formatting hogwild
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 This function allows you a send a Wake-on-LAN signal (also known as a "magic packet") to wired devices on your network to wake them up or power them on.  Wake on LAN is generally not supported by wireless devices. This function allows you a send a Wake-on-LAN signal (also known as a "magic packet") to wired devices on your network to wake them up or power them on.  Wake on LAN is generally not supported by wireless devices.
  
 +The list of devices on this menu includes:
  
-The list of devices on this page includes: 
   * Devices already active in the ARP table.   * Devices already active in the ARP table.
   * Devices defined in a static DHCP assignment.   * Devices defined in a static DHCP assignment.
   * Devices defined manually in the //Dnsmaq Custom configuration//  field in the Advanced/DHCP/DNS/menu. \\ For example: ''dhcp-host=70:EE:50:37:E8:46,myhostnamein''   * Devices defined manually in the //Dnsmaq Custom configuration//  field in the Advanced/DHCP/DNS/menu. \\ For example: ''dhcp-host=70:EE:50:37:E8:46,myhostnamein''
  
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 Some devices might appear on this menu without their hostname defined/displayed. You can work around this by defining them manually in the //Dnsmasq Custom configuration//  field, as described above. Some devices might appear on this menu without their hostname defined/displayed. You can work around this by defining them manually in the //Dnsmasq Custom configuration//  field, as described above.
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   - Click anywhere in the list on the device you want to wake. After clicking, the **Wake Up** button briefly will gray out, and then return. This indicates a magic packet was just sent to that device's MAC address.   - Click anywhere in the list on the device you want to wake. After clicking, the **Wake Up** button briefly will gray out, and then return. This indicates a magic packet was just sent to that device's MAC address.
-  - Type the desired MAC addresses of the devices to be awakened into the **MAC Address List** box, and then click the **Wake Up** button.  Note that the **Wake Up** button also serves to save the contents of the **MAC Address List** box to be remembered for future use.+  - Type the desired MAC addresses of the devices to be awakened into the **MAC Address List** box, and then click the **Wake Up** button. \\  Note that the **Wake Up** button also serves to save the contents of the **MAC Address List** box to be remembered for future use.
  
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 ===== Wake on LAN Notes ===== ===== Wake on LAN Notes =====
tools-wol.txt · Last modified: 2023/08/05 18:32 by hogwild

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