Wake-on-LAN Using Cloud Functions

#1

Post by mihaifm » Mon, Aug 04, 2025, 3:00 PM UTC

Wake-on-LAN Using Cloud Functions
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Re: Wake-on-LAN Using Cloud Functions

#2

Post by vkdelta » Thu, Aug 07, 2025, 2:20 AM UTC

Can same be done for WoW(Wake on Wi-Fi)?

Re: Wake-on-LAN Using Cloud Functions

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Post by ammo1662 » Thu, Aug 07, 2025, 3:03 AM UTC

vkdelta wrote: post #2

Can same be done for WoW(Wake on Wi-Fi)?

It should work. This article describes setting up port forwarding on a publicly accessible router, then using a cloud function to send a wake-up packet to that port. The router's port forwarding then broadcasts the packet.

Theoretically, WoW could be done the same way.

Re: Wake-on-LAN Using Cloud Functions

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Post by assd12138 » Fri, Aug 08, 2025, 8:18 AM UTC

Buy a cheap ESP8266 development board and apply for an MQTT service with a certain free quota from EMQX (or other cloud service providers). You can then use this small development board to send broadcasts within the local network (including WOL requests), paying only a few dollars for the development board. Running such a simple Arduino program consumes much fewer resources compared to running Node.js within the local network, and it's also more power-efficient.