Wake on LAN through Internet

I write this tutorial to show how it is simple wakup a PC through Internet using WOL feature.

What is WOL feature?
Wake-on-LAN (WOL) is an Ethernet computer networking standard that allows a computer to be turned on or woken up by a network message.

The message is usually sent by a program executed on another computer on the same local area network. It is also possible to initiate the message from another network by using Subnet directed broadcasts or a WOL gateway service. Wake-on-LAN is implemented using a special network message called a magic packet. The magic packet contains the MAC address of the destination computer. The listening computer waits for a magic packet addressed to it and then initiates system wake-up.

To enable WOL feature, you need:

Step #1: Enable WOL feature in your Bios. To more details check your guide.

Step #2: Download WOL software.
There are many WOL software (search with google…), but in this tutorial I use the Magic packet sender software (http://magicpacket.free.fr/).

Step #3: Find the Mac address of your PC

Step #4: Configure Cisco router

• Define a static arp entry
• Define a Port address translation (PAT)

 

Example

First of all, on the Ciscozine router define the entry:

arp 192.168.1.10 0020.cd3d.17c4 ARPA

Where 192.168.1.10 and 0020.cd3d.17c4 are the IP address and the MAC address of the PC to wake up.

Define a static pat translation:

ip nat inside source static udp 192.168.1.10 65535 interface Dialer1 7010

Now you can test the WOL feature: shutdown the WOL-host, open the magic sender software on the other host and configure it as you can see below:

 

Then… press the “Send” button and your pc will wake up

Note: The switch does not required any additional configuration.

References:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake-on-LAN