Win XP.. Possible to wake on network connection??? 2

[Thesuperiorone]

Hey all.. I am wondering if there is a way for Win XP to come out of hibernation on network activity. Say, if I were to connect via FTP to my computer to transfer some files over..

If this is possible, I'd really like to know how.


Thanks!

Chris

 

[dglienna]

Does your NIC card work when power is off? You can send a 'magic string' to wake up a computer, but I am not sure you want to be able to do it remotely.

-David
2006 & 2007 Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP)
2006 Dell Certified System Professional (CSP)

 

[linney]

These are related to "Wake On events" and might help you.

XP Starts by itelf after being put in Hibernation?

http://groups.google.com/group/micr...+from+hibernation+xp&rnum=15#b5c3c48bdf9343ff

Computer restarts after shutdown
thread779-998912

I just built a new system for mysel
thread779-738769

 

[Thesuperiorone]

Ok, thanks.. Reason I ask is because I will be out of town next month and have an FTP connection set with my system. I will be doing a lot of photography, and plan to upload the images from where I am to home so I have an easier time of accessing them once home. I guess I can just leave the comp on while I am gone, it is only for a few days.

I will check the links and also welcome more thoughts/ideas

Thanks!

Chris

 

[Rick998]

Hmmm... it's (fairly) easy within a LAN but I suspect that over the Internet - whilst theoretically possible - this may prove to be difficult, if not impossible.

Here's a few things to check/consider, based on my own experience of getting 'Wake-On-LAN' working on a LAN:-

- Typically, PC's are woken from 'Standby' (S1,S3 state), not 'Hibernation' (S4 state). My understanding is that 'Standby' responds to modem and network interrupt requests (and some peripherals) but 'Hibernation' may not respond unless you are using the specialist tools that network admins use to manage PCs centrally. (See

http://www.terranovum.com/projects/energystar/standby_v_hiber.html)

for more info.)

- Check in the BIOS for any 'Wake-On-LAN' entries and make sure they are activated.

- Within Windows, check the properties of the NIC and ensure that power-saving on the NIC is NOT enabled (as this prevents 'Wake-On-LAN').

- Note that your NIC and or mainboard, if more than a few years old, may not even support 'Wake-On-LAN'

- Check also that any checkbox marked "Allow this device to bring the computer out of standby" is enabled (ticked).

- Check that your software firewall, if any, is configured to let the Wake-On-LAN "Magic packet" through. If you are using a hardware firewall, i.e. router then any WOL broadcast or "Magic Packet" is going to be hitting this, not your PC. See

http://winhlp.com/WxWOL.htm

which describes exactly what you are trying to achieve over the Internet.

- Note that your ISP may filter UDP broadcasts or Wake-On-LAN "Magic Packet".

- Test that your 'wake up' setup works (several times) before you go on your trip.

- If you get any problems, have a look at

http://www.intel.com/support/network/sb/cs-008459.htm.

- If you need a method of sending a 'Wake-On-LAN' "Magic Packet", have a look at

http://www3.sympatico.ca/manukian/

for Wake-On-LAN tools and/or

http://www.gammadyne.com/cmdline.htm

for WOL.EXE, another freeware utility that sends WOL packets.

- If you are going to wake a PC up then I guess you're going to need a way to shut it down again.

Hope this helps...