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Can't get WOL working

  • 09-11-2020 02:18PM
    #1
    Heighway61
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,978 ✭✭✭


    I've a Windows XP machine that I want to leave powered off but need to connect to occasionally from a Windows 10 machine.


    Was hoping to use WOL. I've enabled this in the remote BIOS and tried a couple of freeware utilities to do the waking. Neither of them work.


    Any ideas?


    Could Windows 10 do the waking?


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  • #2
    Heighway61
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,978 ✭✭✭Heighway61


    Hacked at it for a bit and got it working.


  • #3
    65535
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 922 ✭✭✭65535


    What utility did you use in the end - thanks


  • #4
    Heighway61
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,978 ✭✭✭Heighway61


    65535 wrote: »
    What utility did you use in the end - thanks
    I used PowerOff 3.0 to send the wake up packet.


    http://users.telenet.be/jbosman/poweroff/poweroff.htm

    Had to enable wol in bios and switch off nic power saving in Windows.

    Only works from suspend, but that does me.


  • #5
    65535
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 922 ✭✭✭65535


    Great Stuff - I'll give it a go - Thanks very much for the assistance


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