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I would like to setup the wake-on-lan, the two PCs are connected through a switch.

Here is the configuration of the eth0, in the BIOS I couldn't find any information regarding the wake-on-lan.

Supported ports: [ TP MII ]
    Supported link modes:   10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 
                            100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 
                            1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full 
    Supported pause frame use: No
    Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
    Advertised link modes:  10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 
                            100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 
                            1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full 
    Advertised pause frame use: Symmetric Receive-only
    Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
    Link partner advertised link modes:  10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 
                                         100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 
                                         1000baseT/Full 
    Link partner advertised pause frame use: Symmetric
    Link partner advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
    Speed: 1000Mb/s
    Duplex: Full
    Port: MII
    PHYAD: 0
    Transceiver: internal
    Auto-negotiation: on
    Supports Wake-on: pumbg
    Wake-on: g
    Current message level: 0x00000033 (51)
                   drv probe ifdown ifup
    Link detected: yes

After I shut down the PC, I used different tools to send out the magic package, but nothing happens. Any suggestion?

2 Answers 2

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Your card is supported, now to configure wake-on-lan:

  1. Install ethtool

    sudo apt-get install ethtool
    
  2. Edit /etc/rc.local to add this line before the exit 0 line:

    ethtool -s eth0 wol g
    
  3. Find out the MAC address of your network card (replace eth if with your interface name, eth0, eth1, ..):

    ifconfig eth | grep "HWaddr" | awk '{print $5}'
    
  4. Shutdown the machine. You should be able to wake it up using:

    wakeonlan your_mac
    
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  • I tried this, and I'm receiving the following address. Sending magic packet to 255.255.255.255:9 with 4c:02:89:00:xx:xx send : Network is unreachable at /usr/bin/wakeonlan line 126.. But I'm connected to the network through a switch, I also can ping the UPS network card. What can be the problem?
    – Mokus
    Nov 2, 2012 at 10:30
  • try this one: wakeonlan -i 192.168.0.255 mac. Where you might have to replace 192.168 to reflect your network.
    – rosch
    Nov 2, 2012 at 14:08
  • Also make sure your network card really is in standby mode: there should be a green or yellow LED light.
    – rosch
    Nov 2, 2012 at 14:19
  • Did you succeed?
    – rosch
    Nov 6, 2012 at 22:50
  • I can't test now, because the PC is not in the office
    – Mokus
    Nov 7, 2012 at 10:37
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You need to install ethtool by typing with root privilage:

apt-get install ethtool

Next step is to enable wake on lan in your system by typing:

ethtool -s eth0 wol g

I describe such scenario and few optional next step on my blog

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