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Q: Wake on LAN - AirPort Extreme

I am trying to configure Wake on LAN for my AirPort Extreme and Windows 7 PC, restarting with my iPad.  It works fine when the iPad is on the local network, but won't power on the PC when I'm not on my home network.  I have set the AirPort to forward port 9 to the PC as directed, and made sure the PC was set to accept magic packets.  Any help?

Posted on Aug 9, 2016 6:00 PM

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Q: Wake on LAN - AirPort Extreme

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  • by LaPastenague,Helpful

    LaPastenague LaPastenague Aug 10, 2016 8:01 AM in response to cepierce
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    Aug 10, 2016 8:01 AM in response to cepierce

    Apple wake on lan system is different.. and there is a good chance the Apple router is not going to work.

     

    The best and easiest way around the issue is to setup a different router.. and use the airport extreme for wireless. Make sure the PC is plugged into the main router though.. not the airport.

     

    http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1186835-wake-on-lan-wol-with-airport-extreme-2 013/

  • by Tesserax,

    Tesserax Tesserax Aug 10, 2016 9:10 AM in response to cepierce
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    Aug 10, 2016 9:10 AM in response to cepierce

    In addition to LaPastenague's comments, some portion of what you are looking for may be possible, but I haven't verified it yet as I don't have a Windows 7 PC handy to test it.

     

    Please review the following Apple Support article. Basically the only thing that it mentions about Windows is installing Bonjour for Windows on a PC so that it could engage with Macs for Wake on Demand. What I don't know is if it will register the PC's shared services with an Bonjour Sleep Proxy running on your AirPort Extreme base station.

  • by cepierce,

    cepierce cepierce Aug 10, 2016 9:31 AM in response to Tesserax
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    Aug 10, 2016 9:31 AM in response to Tesserax

    I'm looking for an option to remotely power on the Windows PC from a powered off state.  Even if the Bonjour sleep proxy would work, will it do that, or simply wake the computer up if it's powered on but asleep?

  • by Tesserax,

    Tesserax Tesserax Aug 10, 2016 9:35 AM in response to cepierce
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    Aug 10, 2016 9:35 AM in response to cepierce

    No, I don't believe it can power-on the PC, but just wake it if it is already in sleep mode. This is how it works for Macs. Again, unfortunately, I do not have a PC handy to test. Sorry!

  • by LaPastenague,

    LaPastenague LaPastenague Aug 10, 2016 2:46 PM in response to cepierce
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    Aug 10, 2016 2:46 PM in response to cepierce

    WOL does not work on a PC that is powered off.. that is impossible.

     

    The PC must be in sleep mode.. and you must have it connected by ethernet to the main router. Wireless cannot do WOL.

     

    It is worth loading the airport utility for windows to see if bonjour can help you with the WOL system.

     

    Download AirPort Utility 5.6.1 for Windows

     

    I will have a try with it as I do have a winX pc on the network.. but I am not very hopeful for apple router to handle the wake command.

  • by cepierce,

    cepierce cepierce Aug 10, 2016 2:56 PM in response to LaPastenague
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    Aug 10, 2016 2:56 PM in response to LaPastenague

    I've powered on my PC from a cold shutdown using my phone over my network, so it's not impossible. I'm just trying to send the magic packet when I'm away from my home network. PC is connected via EtherNet to the base station.

  • by LaPastenague,

    LaPastenague LaPastenague Aug 10, 2016 3:49 PM in response to cepierce
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    Aug 10, 2016 3:49 PM in response to cepierce

    Sorry our understanding of powered off is different..

     

    I get what you mean. Obviously if the computer will boot in local lan with magic packet then it is not powered down 100%.. it still has power to the ethernet and it is still active.

     

    The problem your having is common. Getting the magic packet through a NAT router is always somewhat problematic.. and much more so when you use Apple router which has a different method.

     

    I still strongly recommend using a more standard router .. just to see if the problem is the airport.. because it can be all kinds of things. Testing with a standard router will help you narrow the problem.. and see if it works in a more PC natural setup.