As far as I know WOL layer 2 broadcast, it does not have an IP field.
That is the main problem.
What is the command to look up if direct-broadcast is already enabled on the
router?
Thanks,
Priscilla Oppenheimer wrote:
> One other thought: The article that Patrick referenced implies that you
> could enable directed broadcasts. The default on modern routers is no
> directed broadcasts but you could disable that. It's not recommended for
> security reasons, but if you want to do it the command is "no ip
> directed-broadcast."
>
> http://esupport.ca.com/public/sdo_shipit/infodocs/7065.asp
>
> But you have to find out what the server or whatever is sending to wake up
> the stations. You are troubleshooting in the blind until you find out what
> it is sending.
>
> Is it an IP packet?
> Is it a UDP packet?
> Is it just a MAC packet?
> Is it a broadcast? At the MAC and IP layers?
>
> Priscilla
>
> At 05:58 PM 6/15/01, Priscilla Oppenheimer wrote:
> >The "ip helper" command might help.
> >
> >Also use the "ip forward-protocol" command to forward the Wake on LAN
> >broadcast and the "no ip forward-protocol" command to not forward other
> >broadcasts.
> >
> >You would have to check the documentation to see if this would work for
> >sure. Let us know how it goes! Thanks.
> >
> >Priscilla
> >
> >
> >
> >At 03:31 PM 6/15/01, khramov wrote:
> > >I think that wake on lan sends out a broadcast with FFFFF... in the
> > >destination field.
> > >May be because it a layer 2 broadcast it is not passing the packets.
> > >Can I configure a router to pass layer 2 broadcasts? And if I can is
> > >there a way to
> > >control the broadcast so that only wake on lan packets would pass?
> > >Thanks
> >
> >
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