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Orbi router RBR50v2 WOL through VPN
Hello, I've succesfully setup a VPN on the Orbi. My PC works with WOL inside the network (Windows 10), it wakes up after shutdown no problem. Now I want this to work through a VPN. However, state...
CrimpOn wrote:Synology NAS appears to be able to generate WOL magic packets:
https://www.nextofwindows.com/how-to-wake-up-windows-machine-via-wol-from-synology-nas
I have a QNAP but there's as well a solution for that:
https://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?t=130500
Somebody made an app which you can launch from the NAS. I've tested it, works fine as expected. This is a good solution for me as I just need to be able to wake my NUC at home when I need it. Also it doesn't have to be a WOL package from the phone. Trigerred from my laptop though the NAS app makes even more sense cause I want to take over my NUC's screen anyways from the laptop.
Thanks for the insight! Once you mentioned server I was directly thinking about a NAS app.
Please confirm whether I understand the issue (or not).
Wake on LAN (WOL) works within the local network.for this Windows 10 computer.
What device is sending the WOL packet to the Windows 10 computer?
Is the computer connected to the LAN with ethernet or WiFi?
OpenVPN host is enabled on the Orbi router and OpenVPN client is installed on the Windows 10 computer.
A smartphone not connected to the Orbi LAN (using LTE data) provides a Hot Spot for the Windows 10 computer.
Once connected to the Hot Spot, the Windows 10 computer opens a VPN connection through the internet to the Orbi.
At that point, the Windows 10 computer goes to sleep.
The goal is to use WOL to cause the Windows 10 computer to wake up at the remote location.
My first impressionis that "going to sleep" will drop the connection between the Windows 10 computer and the Orbi VPN host.
Once the VPN connection drops, no packets will be sent to the computer.
Or.... do I not understand the problem?
p.s. This article appears to confirm that Wake on LAN does not work over WiFi (toward the end of the piece).