Media Server Set up advise Wake On LAN

dingdong1234567

Hi all,

I have the following media server almost raring to go:http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DriverDownload.jsp?prodNameId=402165&lang=en&cc=us&taskId=135&prodTypeId=12454&prodSeriesId=402163


I have currently fitted:
200GB SATA drive for OS (Partioned with XP SP2)
500GB IDE

I Will be fitting:
1TB SATA
1.5 TB SATA when it arrives from DABS.COM: http://www.dabs.com/products/samsung-1-5tb-f2-eco-green-5400rpm-s300-32mb-6277.html?q=1.5TB

My plan is to stream media (720p mkv's and SD) material to my Antec Fusion HTPC via: Devolo dLAN 200 AVeasy NetworkKit, 1444: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Devolo-dLAN-AVeasy-NetworkKit-1444/dp/B00292NCGG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=miscellaneous&qid=1253794389&sr=8-1

I am having problems setting up the HP DC7100 to wake on LAN. I am currently testing this without the homeplugs as i haven't gotten my hands on them yet.

Testing through a Netopia 2247NWG router. Server has XP SP2 on it while the machine trying to acces it has Vista SP1 on it. I have ticked the usual boxes in Device manager to allow the network card to be woken from sleep and also have the bios set to allow WOL.

Still can't figure out where the problem lies. Would anyone have any advise please?

BaconZombie

WoL magic packets are not routable, so you are going to have a run a WoL-Proxy if you want to us it over the internet and not just the internat.

dingdong1234567

Don't need to use it over the internet. All i want to setup/investigate is to get my HTPC to 'wake up' the server when it wants to access data. Having the Wake On LAN function is mainly to save on running costs for me. I don't want the server to run 24/7 only when needed.

I assume magic packets can only be generated by a dedicated program and not through windows nativley?

ttm

Found this very good and explains a few things http://www.depicus.com/wake-on-lan/

dingdong1234567

ttm wrote: »

Found this very good and explains a few things http://www.depicus.com/wake-on-lan/

Found this website last week and tried the program. It works a treat. Had to disable most of the start up programs in msconfig (server, windows xp) to allow the 'server' to succesfully go to sleep.

Home plugs are working a treat with streaming 720p material, absolutley flawless.