thetman Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 (edited) I'm really lazy :whistle: and have a second computer in my room that i use for watching movies, I dont leave this pc on like my main system so is there a way I can turn this computer on through the network (standard TCP/IP). I have seen refrences to something called WOL wake on lan right but dont know how that works. thanks for the help guys //edit: installing another protocol is not impossible and if it makes any difference both machines are winxp pro Edited September 6, 2003 by thetman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulK_CMF Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 http://www.depicus.com/wake-on-lan/wake-on-lan-gui.asp any good to you? If I remember you need a lead connected between the WOL port on the NIC and the relevant pins on your mobo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Veteran Posted September 7, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 7, 2003 yes, you need a cable from your NIC to your motherboard, but i'm not sure how to actually "wake" the computer :blush: google is your friend :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizkit Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 The Wake-On-LAN will send the signal to your mobo, and turn it on. Just make sure you have it set correctly in the BIOS, and you should be fine. Now a little story. I had a phone line connected when I was on dial-up, and everytime the phone would ring, my computer would start up. Took me like 3 weeks to figure out what was up. I felt stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Veteran Posted September 7, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 7, 2003 :rofl: that's funny menace :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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