WOL (Wake-on-LAN) Help please?

Methanoid · 10 Apr 2020 at 18:17

I want WOL so I can wake the gaming box downstairs to stream a Steam game to TV upstairs but I am at wits end trying to get it to work

Decent router (TP Link Archer C9 with April's DD-WRT on it)
DD-WRT WOL guide followed

Nothing when I try to wake from my mobile using the DD-WRT internal WOL tool (so not going outside network).

They say a picture paints a thousand words...

Here's all the settings I have changed

Ideas??

bremen1874 · 10 Apr 2020 at 21:14

What sleep state are you trying to wake from?

Have you checked the bios for WOL related settings?

Methanoid · 10 Apr 2020 at 21:18

Just s3 sleep for now but should work for powered off. BiOS settings in photo. Thats all there is relating to it.

bremen1874 · 10 Apr 2020 at 21:33

Try this to make sure the WOL packets are arriving where you want them to

https://www.depicus.com/wake-on-lan/wake-on-lan-monitor

s-p · 11 Apr 2020 at 10:51

Methanoid said:
Nothing when I try to wake from my mobile using the DD-WRT internal WOL tool (so not going outside network).

It might be a driver issue for your Realtek NIC. Are there any newer/older version of the driver you can try?

BongoHunter · 11 Apr 2020 at 11:00

First things first is definitely to check the WOL packets are arriving at the gaming box - your router or firewall on the PC might be blocking?

Methanoid · 11 Apr 2020 at 11:03

s-p said:
It might be a driver issue for your Realtek NIC. Are there any newer/older version of the driver you can try?

Millions of versions (its just about the most common Network interface in the world). Are you actually aware of any driver issues?

bremen1874 said:
Try this to make sure the WOL packets are arriving where you want them to

https://www.depicus.com/wake-on-lan/wake-on-lan-monitor

Will do. Worth a shot!

BongoHunter said:
First things first is definitely to check the WOL packets are arriving at the gaming box - your router or firewall on the PC might be blocking?

My router is the one SENDING the WOL packets (see the original picture - router has built in WOL client). I find it hard to believe it would be blocking itself!?!?

Methanoid · 11 Apr 2020 at 14:49

bremen1874 said:
Try this to make sure the WOL packets are arriving where you want them to

https://www.depicus.com/wake-on-lan/wake-on-lan-monitor

Yup... they arrive at broadcast address (192.168.0.255 port 7)

Methanoid · 21 Apr 2020 at 17:54

BINGO.. we have a fix...

Use the original 2016 drivers Windows10 first installs (and prevent it updating to new ones which didnt work).

I also disabled the Green/Efficient/PowerSaving ethernet options (many people suggest that fixed for them) but haven't yet tested on/off for those.

EDIT: Only options needed are the 3 in the tab on Power Management (tick all 3) and the two in Advanced tab with Wake in title (no need to change the WOL & Shutdown Link speed one)

For BIOS, on my Mobo, go to Advanced, APM Config and:

ErP ready - Disabled
Power On by PCI-E - Enabled (of course it was)