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My very simple solution is to use a smart plug and config the mainboard to wake on power.
But then you're draining your RTC battery. I used to have to replace my mother's PC's battery every 1-2 years before I understood she was leaving it unplugged for most of the day and told her to just leave it plugged in all the time.
Might even save that much in idle draw over the lifespan of the battery.
An alternative with simpler networking is to to rig up a little Web server on your home OpenWrt router, listening on the WAN interface. When the URL is requested (with authentication of some kind), it runs `etherwake` with the hardcoded MAC address and the hardcoded interface (e.g., `eth1.1`). Then your UI to wake up your machine, from anywhere in the world, would be to access that URL via a Web browser or `curl` scr…
My very simple solution is to use a smart plug and config the mainboard to wake on power.
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My very simple solution is to use a smart plug and config the mainboard to wake on power.
very few motherboard does wake on power
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There was also a time where seconds after installing Windows XP and plugging the Ethernet, your PC would get infected. No browsing, no nothing.
I don't really believe that was ever a common occurrence. It wouldn't take mere seconds to detect a new device connected to the Internet. I can see it happening in a small LAN where one of the other computers is already infected, though.
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very few motherboard does wake on power
The feature is named auto power on, and is supported quite widely. Search for wake on power might not show positive result.
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The feature is named auto power on, and is supported quite widely. Search for wake on power might not show positive result.
4 years ago I was active on this solution and I found only server-class machine has that auto-power-on, as of today my laptop and desktop still do not have that, it used to be a server or workstation feature only, did something change? google showed a few servers at the top still.
Every motherboard I've used to build systems with has plenty of options in the firmware, APM being among the most user obvious. Integrated systems like laptops? Not so much.
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My very simple solution is to use a smart plug and config the mainboard to wake on power.
But then you're draining your RTC battery. I used to have to replace my mother's PC's battery every 1-2 years before I understood she was leaving it unplugged for most of the day and told her to just leave it plugged in all the time.
This is one of the most ridiculous things to care about. And no, a proper hardware doesn't chew up RTC battery even if unplugged for months.
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very few motherboard does wake on power
The feature is named auto power on, and is supported quite widely. Search for wake on power might not show positive result.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
There was also a time where seconds after installing Windows XP and plugging the Ethernet, your PC would get infected. No browsing, no nothing.
I don't really believe that was ever a common occurrence. It wouldn't take mere seconds to detect a new device connected to the Internet. I can see it happening in a small LAN where one of the other computers is already infected, though.