Wake Your PC

[Kalle]

Please think one moment about that - ok, ok - I will give you a hint - it has to do with power.

3...2...1... STOP

and, have you found the answer?

[pmdaniels73]

I done some research on google about it. I changed some setting in bios and changed some adapter settings. Then I downloaded a WOL app on my phone to send packets to wake the computer up. It was unsuccessful though. Also let me apologize for not being as smart as some of the people in this group when it comes to computers.

[Kalle]

Sorry, but when your Notbook is in standby it would make absolutely no sense that the manufacturer alowed power on the wlan adapter, because it will drain the battery very fast.

[pmdaniels73]

So it's an impossibility? Just my luck.

[pmdaniels73]

And thanks Kalle. You are a big help on this forum.

[jitterjames]

As far as I know WOL does not work over wireless.  The only possible solution in such a case would be if your machine could be awakened by infrared.  This is probably not a viable option for most people so yeah, the answer is... no.

[pmdaniels73]

Thanks James. I appreciate it.

[Haddood]

as far as I know WOL is not implemented in WiFi adapters ... in other words WOL can't wake up a device through LAN
the logic is wifi for portable devices ... and keeping wifi on will drain the battery sooner or later then the device can not be waked-up ... if the device is stationed, then there is always a way to connected to wired network and turn off wifi

[Telorast]

I recently upgraded my router to a Asus RT-N66U and for some reason it doesn't support WOL passthrough. I try to start my computer from my phone whenever I'm coming home.
I asked Asus customer support and got this response:

So the WOL function works only like this:
Either use AI cloud APP on your phone, after you have enabled smart access and WOL in it.
Eg ai cloud lite app.
Then log in to your router with this app, and now you should get a list over devices connected, and you can now wake them up.

Second option is under network tools and wake on lan.
Once set up, you need to remote login to the router directly to wake it up.

In short, you cannot use a 3rd party tool here to automate this on our software, the ways described is the only way here.

So I'm trying to figure out how to work around that problem and was wondering if anyone have any tips on how to do that?

[jitterjames]

why not just use  ai cloud lite app as they suggest?

[Telorast]

Because that's a manual login and takes forever. I have my phone monitor my location and automatically wake up the computer when I come home so it can turn on the lights and start playing music when I come home without having to leave it on all day drawing power.

[jitterjames]

If you are only turning the machine on when you are home then you don't need to use remote WOL. You are on the local network so a normal WOL packet should work.