Wake-On-LAN: Anybody Got It Working?

I use this : http://magicpacket.free.fr/

Works fine if I use Subnet Mask 0.0.0.0 and UDP on Port 9, but I am using this on a local network, not via the Internet.

victorhortaliveson wrote:
I use this : http://magicpacket.free.fr/ Works fine if I use Subnet Mask 0.0.0.0 and UDP on Port 9, but I am using this on a local network, not via the Internet.

I'm not getting anywhere.

In in FrontView | Services | Standard File Protocols, I have all the protocols except Rsynch enabled.

Tried doing TCP/IP instead of UDP, but kept getting "The requested address is not valid in its context 255.255.255.255.9 - using a subnet mask of 0.0.0.0.

Then I switched to a subnet mask of 255.255.255.255 and things seemed to improve.

Sending a packet with the box turned on, I got a dialog saying that the box had actively refused the packet.

Sending it again with the box off, however, I got "A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond 192.168.0.121:9.

Switching back to UDP with 255... I get no response at all.

Reading viewtopic.php?f=24&t=38795, it sounds like I need to do some work on my router for the TCP/IP flavor to work - or even spring for another router (mine is a LinkSys WRT310N, and it does not appear to have native WOL support.... and the mods I've read about so far are way, way, waaaaay above my pay grade).

Stay tuned...

I have worked very hard on trying to get WOL to work outside the network. The only thing that worked for me was flashing my Linksys E3000 to the Tomato firmware at http://victek.is-a-geek.com/tomato.html With that firmware there is a WOL section where I just enter the ReadyNAS mac address and hit wakeup and it works. That is from outside my network.

For inside the network just use a program called WakeOnLanGui Its free and easy.

Good luck !

ilkevinli wrote:
I have worked very hard on trying to get WOL to work outside the network. The only thing that worked for me was flashing my Linksys E3000 to the Tomato firmware at http://victek.is-a-geek.com/tomato.html With that firmware there is a WOL section where I just enter the ReadyNAS mac address and hit wakeup and it works. That is from outside my network.

How challenging was the firmware upgrade?

Hopefully:

• D/L a .BIN file


• Use the Router's setup screen to navigate to .BIN and execute the flash


• Router's setup screens then contains the same old functionality plus the new Tomato/WOL functionality

If that's the extent, maybe I can handle it without bricking the router.... -)

BTW, can anybody dumb down the "Network Strorage" part of this review: http://reviews.cnet.com/routers/cisco-l ... eviewPage1

I'm hoping to hear that it is mostly moot for me and my ReadyNAS - where I use a Tivo-On-Steroids app ("SageTV") to record TV and play my media directly to/from an Ultra-6.

Its very easy to upgrade the firmware. All you have to do is download the firmware file, login to the router, and browse to the firmware file and hit upgrade. The important part is to make sure after the flashing is done that you do the 30/30/30 reset. Also make sure your router model is supported before flashing.

PeteCress wrote:

ilkevinli wrote: I have worked very hard on trying to get WOL to work outside the network. The only thing that worked for me was flashing my Linksys E3000 to the Tomato firmware at http://victek.is-a-geek.com/tomato.html With that firmware there is a WOL section where I just enter the ReadyNAS mac address and hit wakeup and it works. That is from outside my network. How challenging was the firmware upgrade? Hopefully: D/L a .BIN file Use the Router's setup screen to navigate to .BIN and execute the flash Router's setup screens then contains the same old functionality plus the new Tomato/WOL functionality If that's the extent, maybe I can handle it without bricking the router.... -) BTW, can anybody dumb down the "Network Strorage" part of this review: http://reviews.cnet.com/routers/cisco-l ... eviewPage1 I'm hoping to hear that it is mostly moot for me and my ReadyNAS - where I use a Tivo-On-Steroids app ("SageTV") to record TV and play my media directly to/from an Ultra-6.

ilkevinli wrote:
Its very easy to upgrade the firmware. All you have to do is download the firmware file, login to the router, and browse to the firmware file and hit upgrade. The important part is to make sure after the flashing is done that you do the 30/30/30 reset. Also make sure your router model is supported before flashing.

I just pulled the trigger on a Linksys E3000 from B&H photo.

FWIW, their bottom line price was about ten bucks less than Sam's Club....

PeteCress wrote:

ilkevinli wrote: Its very easy to upgrade the firmware. All you have to do is download the firmware file, login to the router, and browse to the firmware file and hit upgrade. The important part is to make sure after the flashing is done that you do the 30/30/30 reset. Also make sure your router model is supported before flashing. I just pulled the trigger on a Linksys E3000 from B&H photo. FWIW, their bottom line price was about ten bucks less than Sam's Club....

Another choice for the LinkSys E3000 is dd-wrt, BUT you need to start with the right version of firmware.

Start here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Linksys_E3000

ilkevinli wrote:
....flashing my Linksys E3000 to the Tomato firmware

After the flash, did the E3000 retain it's "Separate 'Public'-that-only-connects-to-the-ISP" feature?

I don't remember that on the original linksys firmware. Where was it and what did it do ?

PeteCress wrote:
ilkevinli wrote: ....flashing my Linksys E3000 to the Tomato firmware After the flash, did the E3000 retain it's "Separate 'Public'-that-only-connects-to-the-ISP" feature?

ilkevinli wrote:
I don't remember that on the original linksys firmware. Where was it and what did it do ?

The spiel is that it offers one or more (up to 10?) special IDs for connection where somebody connected via that ID has access only to the ISP/Internet and not to the LAN that the router is hooked up to.

The idea being to allow visitors to the house to get to the internet, but not be in a position to hack into the LAN-attached PCs.

My EU3000 just arrived this afternoon.

Haven't got it working yet. Agenda is to get it working 100% out-of-the-box, and then try flashing it with Tomato.

EDIT: 2011 01-11 15:13:

Am I missing something or is there no user manual for this thing? In the Setup, there's a "Linksys_E3000_User_Guide" shortcut, but it's just a link to a web page that offers up a whole bunch of stuff, but not a user guide.

Yeah, there's probably a whole treasure trove of info if somebody has the time and luck to drill down in the right places.... but having said that, I don't think I'd buy another LinkSys router if I knew there was no user guide for it.