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Wake on LAN / WAN
Hello! I'd ultimately like to be able to wake a (wired) PC from WAN. I can currently do that from the LAN, for example from an andrid phone using a Wake On Lan app. But I can't do that from the WA...
Thanks for the reply. I'm not sure I follow you though. As I mentioned, the WoL already works when I am on the LAN (so yes, the bios supports it), I'm now trying to do that from outside the LAN. My ISP is VirginMedia UK, and I have an Orbi RBK30.
Could you please leaborate a bit more (I'm not too technical about networks.)
Thanks!
I apologize. I misunderstood a bit your post. Since locally the WoL works fine. I think doing port forwarding on your Orbi router for udp ports 7 and 9 should help resolve the WoL via WAN.
I have tried that already, but didn't work for me. I forgot to mention that my ORBI is in AP mode, and I am using the virginmedia superhub (a rebranded netgear modem/router) as main router. (By the way: can anyone confirm if that method works when using the ORBI as router?)
That's why I was considering the telnet option: is there a command I can run on the ORBI via telnet to wake the PC?
If you are using the orbi in AP mode it will have nothing to do with your WAN access to make WoL work as your NAT is on the modem/router. Also the port forwarding rules is not applicable on the Orbi router since it is only acting as an AP. You should forward the udp ports in the modem/router.
Yes of course I was forwarding the ports in the superhub modem/router, not the orbi, how could I have done otherwsie, if it's in AP model?
Thath's why I also asked "by the way: can anyone confirm if that method [i.e. port forwarding] works when using the ORBI as router [instead of AP mode]?")
I appreciate your efforts but if you want to help could you please focus on my inital question about telnet: is there a command I can run on the ORBI via telnet to wake the PC?