Hi,
I am interested to buy a USB<->Ethernet adapter (D-Link - DUB-1312) because I have seen in the description:
"Supports suspended mode and remote wakeup"
Source: DUB-1312 USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter | D-Link UK then click on the tab 'Specifications'
Is it really possible to wake up a computer with a USB<->Ethernet adapter by using a magic wake-up ethernet packet?
I have laptop without built-in ethernet port and I need to remotely turn on this lapop.
Regards, Chris
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In theory it should work although I can't say I've ever tested it with a USB Ethernet card.
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I am very interested to know if someone has already done WOL with a USB ethernet adapter.
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A lot will depend on the particular's machine's BIOS.
Speaking of which, what laptop exactly are we discussing here?katalin_2003 likes this. -
As there is no ethernet port, there is no WOL entry in the BIOS.
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Obviously. That was not my point.
The real question is whether the BIOS supports WOL to begin with or not.
Good luck.
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That's why I've previously said:
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davidricardo86 Notebook Deity
In theory it should work however at times we just have to try things out for ourselves. Doesn't Vizio make an ethernet adapter for your model?
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Vizio does not provide any ethernet adapter.
But after a lot of trial and errors, I have managed to have WoL working with the ethernet-USB adapter !!
Here is the solution for people interested :
- In Device Manager, go to the properties of your ethernet-USB adapter, then go into the tab named Power Management. Here you have a Wake on lan option, select that one
- Go to sleep with your laptop and send a magic packet, you laptop will turn on ! -
Well, Wake on Lan works in the few minutes after having put my laptop into sleep mode.
After a day in sleep mode, Wake on Lan is not turning on my laptop, do you know why? -
I reply to my own answer, since no help arrived.
You need to remove go to hibernate mode after 3 hours of none use in Windows power settings.
I hope, I will help someone (please let me know) with this, as such an answer would really have helped me. -
@chris33
I know its an older thread, but maybe you are still searching for an answer. I would try to use a USB Y Cable like this one:
Amazon.com: Apricorn USB Power Adapter Y Cable AUSB-Y USB (Black/Grey): Electronics
On the third port you add a USB power supply so the adapter is active all the time.
Does your notebook have a "charging" usb port? My Dell L521x has such a port that is still active after shutting it down. I needed only to activate it through the BIOS. But in a hotel it switched off after a while. I think it is a security feature to avoid overcharging a device.
Maybe this is a similar problem or is your USB port really switched off so the adapter is not active anymore?
An other point is: Ethernet has only +/- 1V. I wonder how this low voltage is able to activate the adapter and send a 5V signal (USB) to the notebook. But I'm not a technician to understand this adapters
WOL (Wake on LAN) with a USB<->Ethernet adapter
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by chris33, Sep 16, 2014.