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Broadcast packets for wake on wan?
Hi there I have a Netgear N300 WNR2000v2. I would like to use WOW (wake on WAN) with my windows home server. I know the wake on LAN is working but I have been told that my router must support broad...
First - Wake on WAN requires the router support ip directed broadcasts, for security reasons this support is disabled by default and most consumer routers do not allow it to be enabled.
Second - WHS is designed to run 24/7 - you lose most of the advantages of having WHS if you power it off.
Second - WHS is designed to run 24/7 - you lose most of the advantages of having WHS if you power it off.