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ncameron
Apr 09, 2021Aspirant
Wake ReadyNAS When Reconnecting Mapped Drive
I want to automatically send a magic packet to wake up the ReadyNAS (if it is off) when I attempt to reconnect to a mapped drive. Is this posisble?
StephenB
Apr 09, 2021Guru - Experienced User
I don't know of any single tool that does both. But of course there are several free tools that will send WoL packets.
Sandshark
Apr 10, 2021Sensei
That depends on what you mean by "when I attempt to reconnect to a mapped drive". If you mean double-clicking on a mapped drive icon created by Windows, no. But you could write a batch file that uses a WoL command line tool and then waits an appropriate time before trying to open the mapped drive and have an icon for that instead. WakeOnLAN by Aquila Technology includes a command line tool (see https://wol.aquilatech.com/help/command-line/ ).
- StephenBApr 10, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Sandshark wrote:
WakeOnLAN by Aquila Technology includes a command line tool (see https://wol.aquilatech.com/help/command-line/ ).
Thx for sharing - this looks like a very useful (and free) utility.
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