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RBK50 WOL wake on LAN internet
I have a NAS with RBK50. I have sentup DDNS and port forward. I can wake up my NAS in the LAN, but can not wake it up through Internet, when I am outside . Thanks,
Thank you, CrimpOn
I tried several ports for WoL, such as 5555,4321,6553. None of them works.
I do have public IP, since I can access my NAS from the internet.
I am not sure the port forward for WoL is working.
Some google said there is something different with netgear routers, maybe need to modify subnet, but I don't know the reason.
When I Googled for Wake on LAN, the results say that UDP ports 7 and 9 are the most common.
With other routers, I can use 4321 and other ports to Wake up my NAS or my PC.
https://www.xuebuyuan.com/1392330.html
Subnet based Broadcasting
- You may need to run the program more than once since the protocol used
here is UDP, not designed for guaranteed packet delivery.
My Router Does Not Support "sub net based broadcast" So?
Use an 'always on machine' in your LAN. Configure your router to
forward "Magic Packet" to only 'always on machine'. As soon as 'Always
on machine' receives the magic packet from the router, it broadcasts it
in LAN and the target machine will wake up since magic packet contains
MAC address of your PC which is in shutdown state.- You may need to run the program more than once since the protocol used