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WOL problem on NVX
I am trying to use the WOL function on a NVX If the NAS powers down, either by pressing the power button or using the built in power timer, then the WOL works if the packet is sent within a few min...
A pure layer-2 switch won't respond to ARP requests at all. It simply forwards traffic to all ports if it doesn't know what port is associated with the target MAC address (it works as a hub until it learns where the MAC address is). So the issue is really in the Belkin - its ARP cache is the one that is losing the ARP entry.
I use WoL in the opposite direction (using the NAS to wake up sleeping PCs). I use a GS724Tv3, which runs the same firmware as the GS716T. That works well for me, I haven't seen any ARP flushing over the year or so I have used it this way. Sometimes the PC has been sleeping for several days.
Are you using a static IP address for the NVX or a DHCP reservation in the router? A DHCP reservation might work better for this (since the router would already know the MAC address, it might not need to broadcast the request).
I use WoL in the opposite direction (using the NAS to wake up sleeping PCs). I use a GS724Tv3, which runs the same firmware as the GS716T. That works well for me, I haven't seen any ARP flushing over the year or so I have used it this way. Sometimes the PC has been sleeping for several days.
Are you using a static IP address for the NVX or a DHCP reservation in the router? A DHCP reservation might work better for this (since the router would already know the MAC address, it might not need to broadcast the request).
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