how to remotely turn on your pc

Interesting question. Ive wondered this myself. Ive had use for it few times. Mostly for access maybe with ftp or remote software like realvnc enterprise. The only thing ive been able to do is leave it on then have the ability to reboot or and log on. I suppose something is out there to do this. My guess, somebody on this planet knows how.

I started thinking about it and come up with this. I didn't follow up with it but thought i would also look. Leaving the computer on mostly works for me. if it was long term or several days or weeks this might be an answer. i queried at google 'power supply on remote internet'.
Without follow up i would think you would have to jumper the switch on the tower and just plug in.

nice thought.
cheers.
http://www.dataprobe.com/products/power/index.html?source=google&gclid=CN2y5tq0j5ICFQFjxwod2Bvj_w
 
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how would you like to turn it on? with another computer far away, or from across the room or whatever from a remote like a tv?
 
robina_80 said:
thanks for the stupid reply
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well... you didnt expand on your question did you?! its a good idea imo, what you said could mean anythign!

i dont think its really possible to boot a pc remotely, as when it is turned off it had no connectivity with anything whatsoever. your best bet would probably be to keep it on, or phone someone and ask them to turn it on lol
 
if you could open up the computer, you could also build a relay to the power switch that had its own power supply that is turned on either by an input from an IR led, or by a network somehow. im still looking around for how to do that.

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ok, as for the network turning it on, you could just put the computer into hibernate mode and get a wake on lan card. supposedly, these cards can take a pc out of hibernate mode if a packet is recieved telling the computer to wake up.
 
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I just tried it then and it worked!! Didn't have to use a special NIC card or anything, I think most mobo's with on board LAN will work.

What I did was:

  1. Download WOL.exe command line tool on host PC (PC waking up the other)link
  2. On target PC ( the PC being woken up) go to bios and enable settings the following settings PME Event Wake Up and if using on board LAN enable On-Chip LAN BOOT ROM and obviously On-Chip MAC Lan
    (Note that settings may vary from motherboards and bios versions. This was using award bios)
  3. On target PC go start -> run -> CMD -> ipconfig /all and note physical address. (This is also called your MAC address)
    cmd2xm6.png
  4. Turn off target PC.
  5. On host PC go start -> run -> cmd -> (directory of WOL.exe) -> wol Physical Address (EG: WOL.exe 3c7f45d9e56a) See example below
    82363310np0.png



Sorry if all that was a bit sloppy. Thats how I did it anyway.

Happy waking :)
 
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