wakeonlan - Perl script to wake up computers
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Copyright
Copyright (c) 2000-2005 José Pedro Oliveira.
This is free software. You may modify it and distribute it under Perl's Artistic Licence. Modified
versions must be clearly indicated.
Description
This script sends 'magic packets' to wake-on-lan enabled ethernet adapters and motherboards, in order to
switch on the called PC. Be sure to connect the NIC with the motherboard if neccesary, and enable the WOL
function in the BIOS.
The 'magic packet' consists of 6 times 0xFF followed by 16 times the hardware address of the NIC. This
sequence can be encapsulated in any kind of packet. This script uses UDP packets.
Examples
Using the limited broadcast address (255.255.255.255):
$ wakeonlan 01:02:03:04:05:06
$ wakeonlan 01:02:03:04:05:06 01:02:03:04:05:07
Using a subnet broadcast address:
$ wakeonlan -i 192.168.1.255 01:02:03:04:05:06
Using another destination port:
$ wakeonlan -i 192.168.1.255 -p 1234 01:02:03:04:05:06
Using a file as source of hardware and IP addresses:
$ wakeonlan -f examples/lab001.wol
$ wakeonlan -f examples/lab001.wol 01:02:03:04:05:06
Name
wakeonlan - Perl script to wake up computers
Options
-h Displays the help information.
-v Displays the script version.
-iip_address
Destination IP address. Unless you have static ARP tables you should use some kind of broadcast
address (the broadcast address of the network where the computer resides or the limited broadcast
address). Default: 255.255.255.255 (the limited broadcast address).
-pport
Destination port. Default: 9 (the discard port).
-ffile
File with hardware addresses of wakeable computers. For an example check the file lab001.wol in the
examples subdirectory.
Pod Errors
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See Also
For more information regarding this script and Wakeonlan technology just check the following address
http://gsd.di.uminho.pt/jpo/software/wakeonlan/.
Synopsis
wakeonlan [-h] [-v] [-i IP_address] [-p port] [-f file] [[hardware_address] ...]
