Detect if Wake on LAN host is available
Is there a possibility to detect, if a Wake on LAN target is available and listening on the network?
I have several Windows 10 machines with Intel I211 Ethernet Adapter running. For all, Wake on LAN is enabled and working well most of the times.
But sometimes it does not (e.g. Windows Update disables WoL, someone cut the main power, etc.).
Currently, I send a WoL magic package and start to ping the machine until it succeeds. But I don't know, if the machine is booting, which may take a while, or if the machine didn't wake up at all. Therefore, it would be great to have a direct indication in my controller application, if the machine available and is listening for magic packages.
My first idea was that the Intel adapter could be able to respond to pings, but this doesn't seem to be possible.
windows networking wake-on-lan
asked Jan 31 at 9:28
Stanley F.Stanley F.
1114
add a comment |
Is there a possibility to detect, if a Wake on LAN target is available and listening on the network?
I have several Windows 10 machines with Intel I211 Ethernet Adapter running. For all, Wake on LAN is enabled and working well most of the times.
But sometimes it does not (e.g. Windows Update disables WoL, someone cut the main power, etc.).
Currently, I send a WoL magic package and start to ping the machine until it succeeds. But I don't know, if the machine is booting, which may take a while, or if the machine didn't wake up at all. Therefore, it would be great to have a direct indication in my controller application, if the machine available and is listening for magic packages.
My first idea was that the Intel adapter could be able to respond to pings, but this doesn't seem to be possible.
windows networking wake-on-lan
asked Jan 31 at 9:28
Stanley F.Stanley F.
1114
add a comment |
Is there a possibility to detect, if a Wake on LAN target is available and listening on the network?
I have several Windows 10 machines with Intel I211 Ethernet Adapter running. For all, Wake on LAN is enabled and working well most of the times.
But sometimes it does not (e.g. Windows Update disables WoL, someone cut the main power, etc.).
Currently, I send a WoL magic package and start to ping the machine until it succeeds. But I don't know, if the machine is booting, which may take a while, or if the machine didn't wake up at all. Therefore, it would be great to have a direct indication in my controller application, if the machine available and is listening for magic packages.
My first idea was that the Intel adapter could be able to respond to pings, but this doesn't seem to be possible.
windows networking wake-on-lan
asked Jan 31 at 9:28
Stanley F.Stanley F.
1114
Is there a possibility to detect, if a Wake on LAN target is available and listening on the network?
I have several Windows 10 machines with Intel I211 Ethernet Adapter running. For all, Wake on LAN is enabled and working well most of the times.
But sometimes it does not (e.g. Windows Update disables WoL, someone cut the main power, etc.).
Currently, I send a WoL magic package and start to ping the machine until it succeeds. But I don't know, if the machine is booting, which may take a while, or if the machine didn't wake up at all. Therefore, it would be great to have a direct indication in my controller application, if the machine available and is listening for magic packages.
My first idea was that the Intel adapter could be able to respond to pings, but this doesn't seem to be possible.
windows networking wake-on-lan
windows networking wake-on-lan
asked Jan 31 at 9:28
Stanley F.Stanley F.
1114
asked Jan 31 at 9:28
Stanley F.Stanley F.
1114
asked Jan 31 at 9:28
Stanley F.Stanley F.
1114
asked Jan 31 at 9:28
Stanley F.Stanley F.
1114
asked Jan 31 at 9:28
Stanley F.Stanley F.
1114
1114
add a comment |
add a comment |
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
Since the Wake-on-LANmagic packet is broadcast via UDP (a connectionles protocol) there is AFAIK no way until the pc is up and the network stack fully working to answer to a (IP based) ping.
Remember the WOL sends the MAC-address not an IP and the time until the pc is up (if at all) depends on the power state (s0..s5).
answered Jan 31 at 11:11
LotPingsLotPings
4,9961822
My hope was that it may be possible to configure the ethernet adapter to answer a ping or some other request, even though the main OS is shut off.
– Stanley F.
Feb 4 at 8:51
add a comment |
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function() {
var channelOptions = {
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "3"
};
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
createEditor();
});
}
else {
createEditor();
}
});
function createEditor() {
StackExchange.prepareEditor({
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: true,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: 10,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader: {
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
},
onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
});
}
});
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fsuperuser.com%2fquestions%2f1400458%2fdetect-if-wake-on-lan-host-is-available%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
Since the Wake-on-LANmagic packet is broadcast via UDP (a connectionles protocol) there is AFAIK no way until the pc is up and the network stack fully working to answer to a (IP based) ping.
Remember the WOL sends the MAC-address not an IP and the time until the pc is up (if at all) depends on the power state (s0..s5).
answered Jan 31 at 11:11
LotPingsLotPings
4,9961822
My hope was that it may be possible to configure the ethernet adapter to answer a ping or some other request, even though the main OS is shut off.
– Stanley F.
Feb 4 at 8:51
add a comment |
Since the Wake-on-LANmagic packet is broadcast via UDP (a connectionles protocol) there is AFAIK no way until the pc is up and the network stack fully working to answer to a (IP based) ping.
Remember the WOL sends the MAC-address not an IP and the time until the pc is up (if at all) depends on the power state (s0..s5).
answered Jan 31 at 11:11
LotPingsLotPings
4,9961822
My hope was that it may be possible to configure the ethernet adapter to answer a ping or some other request, even though the main OS is shut off.
– Stanley F.
Feb 4 at 8:51
add a comment |
Since the Wake-on-LANmagic packet is broadcast via UDP (a connectionles protocol) there is AFAIK no way until the pc is up and the network stack fully working to answer to a (IP based) ping.
Remember the WOL sends the MAC-address not an IP and the time until the pc is up (if at all) depends on the power state (s0..s5).
answered Jan 31 at 11:11
LotPingsLotPings
4,9961822
Since the Wake-on-LANmagic packet is broadcast via UDP (a connectionles protocol) there is AFAIK no way until the pc is up and the network stack fully working to answer to a (IP based) ping.
Remember the WOL sends the MAC-address not an IP and the time until the pc is up (if at all) depends on the power state (s0..s5).
answered Jan 31 at 11:11
LotPingsLotPings
4,9961822
answered Jan 31 at 11:11
LotPingsLotPings
4,9961822
answered Jan 31 at 11:11
LotPingsLotPings
4,9961822
answered Jan 31 at 11:11
LotPingsLotPings
4,9961822
4,9961822
My hope was that it may be possible to configure the ethernet adapter to answer a ping or some other request, even though the main OS is shut off.
– Stanley F.
Feb 4 at 8:51
add a comment |
My hope was that it may be possible to configure the ethernet adapter to answer a ping or some other request, even though the main OS is shut off.
– Stanley F.
Feb 4 at 8:51
My hope was that it may be possible to configure the ethernet adapter to answer a ping or some other request, even though the main OS is shut off.
– Stanley F.
Feb 4 at 8:51
My hope was that it may be possible to configure the ethernet adapter to answer a ping or some other request, even though the main OS is shut off.
– Stanley F.
Feb 4 at 8:51
add a comment |
Thanks for contributing an answer to Super User!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fsuperuser.com%2fquestions%2f1400458%2fdetect-if-wake-on-lan-host-is-available%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
