What is Wake-On Lan?

[TechBoyJK]

As the title asks,


what is wake-on lan?

 

[JackMDS]

Network Activity toward your computer starts (wakes) the computer on, hence Wake On LAN.

WOL is available on Newer Motherboard, and some NICs.

General info. about WOL can be found here:

1. Wake on LAN.

2. Getting Wake On Lan (sometimes called Remote Wake Up) to work.

 

[TechBoyJK]

So, would this turn the computer On if it recieved packets or otherwise saw network traffic? Is this "on" as in waking up from hibernation, or actually turning the computer on via soft switch?

 

[JackMDS]

You have to turn the computer off by using the Windows Shut down, and leave all the external switch On as ii is.

ATX Mobos do not lose power when you turn Off the computer this way.

Wake on LAN (WOL) is a standard that allows you to turn on a computer from another location over a network connection.

Configuring your Network Card:
In order for WOL to work, your network card must go into "standby mode" when you power down your computer. If any of your network card's lights are still lit after you shut down, then it's configured properly, and you can skip the rest of this section. Othewise, if none of the lights remain lit after powering down, you'll need to do the following. (http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article04-101)