![]() For example you have a segment using the class C network 192.168.5.0. If a target computer is on another LAN, IP address must be specified. The password should be specified in ethernet hex format (i.e. ![]() ![]() Password - Is only required for a few adapter types. This argument is not required if computers are located on the same LAN. Ip-address - Multicast IP address of the LAN (see below) where the destination computer is located. Here is the usage for mc-wol dot exe from their website (matcode dot com)Įthernet-address - Ethernet MAC address of the network adapter of the destination computer. In addition, if your host computer is not on the same LAN, then you will need to specify the IP address as well on your client. Open the command prompt, cmd.exe from the start menu. Tick the box that says Allow this device to wake the computer and Only allow a magic packet to wake the computer. Double click it and open the Power Management tab. Now open Device Manager from the control panel and find your ethernet adapter. If you can't find the setting, google it to find out and make sure it's supported on your board. From there, you need to look for a Wake On LAN setting, or possibly Power On By PCI Devices and enable it. Now not all BIOSes are the same, so I can't tell you exactly what you're looking for, but it'll probably be in the Power Management section or something similar. Press DEL (or whichever key it says on the boot screen) as your computer starts to enter the BIOS setup. (It's possible to do this if your host is connected wirelessly with some setups, but I won't be covering that in this guide.) ![]() The requirements are that your host motherboard supports Wake On LAN (WOL) and you have a wired ethernet connection to your host. So here's a little how-to on managing your streaming host without touching it.
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