Go to System Preferences Energy Saver (check) Wake for Wi-Fi network access. If your Mac asleep, sending a magic WOL packet would wake up the Mac, however, if your Mac doesn’t have an Ethernet connection then when it was completely powered off you will not be able to wake up the Mac.

Greedo's tip is the key to getting wake-on-LAN to work across the internet. I have recently set up Wake On LAN on a neighbour's PC so that I can wake up his PC from my powerbook. Both our computers are connected via routers to ADSL connections. The steps are as follows.

1. Ensure, as in the original hint, that the PC will aknowledge and act on the 'Magic Packet' that is sent to wake it up.

2. Manually assign the PC an IP address. Lagu anak selamat ulang tahun free download stafaband. Note down the MAC address of the PC's Ethernet card at the same time.

3. Choose a port number, any one will do as long as it is not used by another network service. If the PC is running a firewall open this port on the firewall. Ensure that traffic is set to UDP not TCP.

4. Find out what your external IP address is. You can get this by going to WhatIsMyIP.com

5. Set up port forwarding on your router so that any traffic arriving on the port that you just opened is directed to the PC. Again make sure the port traffic is specified as UDP.

6. Use a WakeOnLAN program to send a wake-up packet to the PC as described above.

This becomes really useful if you have Microsoft's excellent Remote Desktop. (Requires Windows XP to be installed on the PC.) Working on a real PC, even over a 512K ADSL connection, is much faster than using Virtual PC and with Remote Desktop any discs inserted into your mac or any volumes mounted become available to the PC.

When you have finished working you can shutdown the PC by opening a DOS prompt and typing 'shutdown' without the quotes. Most modern PCs will shutdown completely within 15secs. This doesn't work on all computers. For further info read this.

Wake-on-LAN is an advanced feature that can come in handy in many home and business networking scenarios. Here’s a look at using it with Windows 10.

Previously we looked at Wake-on-LAN (Local Area Network) in Windows 8, which we touched on in depth here, discussing the scenarios this nifty function can be handy for. In this article, we cover the same steps for Windows 10 users.

Why Use is Wake-on-LAN

Just to give you a quick overview of why you would find this useful:

• On-demand access to files and resources on a network – you don’t have to keep a computer turned all the while.
• Energy efficiency, you will see a reduction in your utility bills since you don’t have to keep your system on all the time.
• Great for remotely managing a computer, so you can access a computer that might be across the room or upstairs.

How does it work?

With wake-on-LAN enabled, your computer will “listen” for a “magic packet” containing its MAC address while it is in sleep mode. The computer can be woken up by sending it a magic packet from another device on the network. Again, you can find out more about the feature here.

What are the requirements?

Your computer might not have all the requirements for this feature that will include the following:

• Ethernet connection.
• A peer to peer network between two or more computers.
• The computer must be in either Sleep or Hibernation mode for this to work.

Enabling Wake on LAN on Windows 10

Press Windows key + X to bring up the hidden quick access menu, and select Device Manager.

Expand Network adapters in the device tree, select your Ethernet adapter, right-click it and then select Properties.

Then select the Power Management tab and check off all three boxes shown below.

Next, select the Advanced tab, scroll down in the Property box and select Wake on Magic Packet and ensure that it is enabled in the Value list box then click OK.

How to Configure Wake on LAN

To make things easy, I found this easy to use utility — simply called Wake-on-LAN which you can download here for free.

This handy utility requires minimal setup and is easy to configure.

Have the MAC address ready for the remote computer that you would like to wake up. To find the MAC address, make sure the PC is connected to your router via a wired Ethernet connection. Disconnect any wireless connections you may have been using.

Open the Network and Sharing Center from the Settings menu. In the upper-right pane, click on the Ethernet connection. In the Ethernet Status window, click Details, and then you’ll see the physical MAC address.

After downloading and installing Wake-on-LAN, launch the utility and select File > New Host.

Under the Display Properties tab, enter the name of the machine and a group name if you wish.

Select Wake Up tab and enter the following information:

• MAC Address of the remote machine
• Select Broadcast IP
• For broadcast leave the default.
• Enter the machine hostname for FQDN/IP – you can find this information for the remote machine under Windows key + X > System > Computer name:
• Click in the IPv4 list box and select your physical Ethernet adapter
• Click OK

How to wake up a computer:

In the Wake on LAN utility, right-click the computer and select “Wake Up” from the list.

That’s it! If you’re having problems getting this to work, check out some of the troubleshooting tips below.

Troubleshooting Wake-on-LAN

If the computer is not waking up, there might be a couple of reasons.

Wake-on-LAN needs to be enabled in the computer BIOS or Firmware. To do that, you will need to consult your computer’s documentation about how to load your BIOS.

Fast Startup which is a hybrid state first introduced in Windows 8 can interfere with Wake On LAN. To disable it, press Windows key + X then Power Options.

Click Choose what the power buttons do then click Change settings that are currently unavailable.

Scroll down to Shutdown settings and uncheck Turn on fast startup (recommended) then click Save changes.

If you like using this feature and have anything to add or voice your thoughts on the Wake-on-LAN utility, leave a comment below. If things still aren’t working for you, head to our Windows 10 Forums for additional support.