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| + | Since Wake On LAN is not installed on default Groovix installations, using the wakeonlan command will result in error. To install the wakeonlan application, type <font class="code">apt-get install wakeonlan</font> before following Wake On LAN instructions. Install the wakeonlan application on the machine you want to wake other computers on the same network. | ||
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| − | To use Wake on LAN (WoL) type the following command | + | == Using Wake On LAN == |
| + | === Receiving Machine === | ||
| + | Using Wake On LAN requires hardware on the receiving machines to be setup in the computers BIOS to keep the network card in a low power state when the machine is off to check for a signal to tell the machine to power on. Each individual machine you want to wake up needs to have this setting configured. Enabling this setting can be performed differently per machine. If you need assistance setting this function, performing a search for enable Wake on LAN and the model of your computer in your preferred search engine should get you steps on how to enable this setting. | ||
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| + | === Sending Machine === | ||
| + | To use Wake on LAN (WoL), type the following terminal command <font class="code">wakeonlan [MACaddress]</font> where [MACaddress] is the physical address of the machine you want to power on. To get the MAC address of the machine you want to power on, run the following terminal command <font class="code">ifconfig /all</font> and look for the result labeled "Physical Address" (00:00:00:00:00:00). | ||
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'''Note: WoL magic packets cannot be routed past a layer-2 link, WoL will only work if the computer sending and the computer receiving are on the same IP subnet.''' | '''Note: WoL magic packets cannot be routed past a layer-2 link, WoL will only work if the computer sending and the computer receiving are on the same IP subnet.''' | ||
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| + | == See Also == | ||
| + | * [[Terminal Guide]] | ||
| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake-on-LAN Wake-on-LAN Wikipedia.org] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:34, 22 July 2012
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Installing Wake On LAN
Since Wake On LAN is not installed on default Groovix installations, using the wakeonlan command will result in error. To install the wakeonlan application, type apt-get install wakeonlan before following Wake On LAN instructions. Install the wakeonlan application on the machine you want to wake other computers on the same network.
Using Wake On LAN
Receiving Machine
Using Wake On LAN requires hardware on the receiving machines to be setup in the computers BIOS to keep the network card in a low power state when the machine is off to check for a signal to tell the machine to power on. Each individual machine you want to wake up needs to have this setting configured. Enabling this setting can be performed differently per machine. If you need assistance setting this function, performing a search for enable Wake on LAN and the model of your computer in your preferred search engine should get you steps on how to enable this setting.
Sending Machine
To use Wake on LAN (WoL), type the following terminal command wakeonlan [MACaddress] where [MACaddress] is the physical address of the machine you want to power on. To get the MAC address of the machine you want to power on, run the following terminal command ifconfig /all and look for the result labeled "Physical Address" (00:00:00:00:00:00).
Note: WoL magic packets cannot be routed past a layer-2 link, WoL will only work if the computer sending and the computer receiving are on the same IP subnet.
