Wake ReadyNAS When Reconnecting Mapped Drive

[ncameron]

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]

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]

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/ ).

[StephenB]

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@Sandshark wrote:

WakeOnLAN by Aquila Technology includes a command line tool (see https://wol.aquilatech.com/help/command-line/ ).

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Thx for sharing - this looks like a very useful (and free) utility.