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genivos
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Sep 18, 2021
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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...
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    genivos
    Sep 19, 2021

    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.