Hello!I'd ultimately like to be able to wake a (wired) PC from WAN.I can currently do that from the LAN, for example from an andrid phone using a Wake On Lan app.But I can't do that from the WAN though (e.g. on 3G/4G mobile internet). I am however able to remotely connect to the router using telnet: is there a command there I can use to wake the PC?Thanks

I assume your PC supports bios WoL. If so, have you tried doing a WoL using another PC from remote location? In this way you can isolate the problem is not the PC and not your router where this PC you want to wakeup. What kind of NETGEAR router do you own and who is your ISP?Hope to hear from you soon.

Thanks for the reply. I'm not sure I follow you though. As I mentioned, the WoL already works when I am on the LAN (so yes, the bios supports it), I'm now trying to do that from outside the LAN. My ISP is VirginMedia UK, and I have an Orbi RBK30.Could you please leaborate a bit more (I'm not too technical about networks.)Thanks!

I apologize. I misunderstood a bit your post. Since locally the WoL works fine. I think doing port forwarding on your Orbi router for udp ports 7 and 9 should help resolve the WoL via WAN.

I have tried that already, but didn't work for me. I forgot to mention that my ORBI is in AP mode, and I am using the virginmedia superhub (a rebranded netgear modem/router) as main router. (By the way: can anyone confirm if that method works when using the ORBI as router?) That's why I was considering the telnet option: is there a command I can run on the ORBI via telnet to wake the PC?

If you are using the orbi in AP mode it will have nothing to do with your WAN access to make WoL work as your NAT is on the modem/router. Also the port forwarding rules is not applicable on the Orbi router since it is only acting as an AP. You should forward the udp ports in the modem/router.

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NXIXN
Apprentice
Jan 10, 2018
I assume your PC supports bios WoL. If so, have you tried doing a WoL using another PC from remote location? In this way you can isolate the problem is not the PC and not your router where this PC you want to wakeup. What kind of NETGEAR router do you own and who is your ISP?
Hope to hear from you soon.
- diodorus
  Guide
  Jan 10, 2018
  Thanks for the reply. I'm not sure I follow you though. As I mentioned, the WoL already works when I am on the LAN (so yes, the bios supports it), I'm now trying to do that from outside the LAN. My ISP is VirginMedia UK, and I have an Orbi RBK30.
  Could you please leaborate a bit more (I'm not too technical about networks.)
  Thanks!
  - NXIXN
    Apprentice
    Jan 10, 2018
    I apologize. I misunderstood a bit your post. Since locally the WoL works fine. I think doing port forwarding on your Orbi router for udp ports 7 and 9 should help resolve the WoL via WAN.

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