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Wake on LAN issue - help setting up?


  • I haven't configured anything for the WoL functionality, just spinned up Wireshark on the server and client.

    If I try to send a WoL packet from server to itself, WS detects it.
    If I try to send a WoL packet to a PC on different VLAN (which should use the WoL Relay functionality, I think) the WS on server doesn't detect any outgoing WoL packet. The same applies for PCs on the same VLAN.

    The ApplicationLog throws errors like these:

    2023-01-25 08:11:40,826 [116] ERROR Toems_ApiCalls.ApiRequest Response Data Was Null For Resource: Socket/SendAction
    2023-01-25 08:11:45,233 [116] ERROR Toems_ApiCalls.ApiRequest Response Data Was Null For Resource: Socket/SendAction
    2023-01-25 08:13:47,436 [92] ERROR Toems_ApiCalls.ApiRequest Response Data Was Null For Resource: Socket/SendAction
    2023-01-25 08:13:47,514 [92] ERROR Toems_ApiCalls.ApiRequest Response Data Was Null For Resource: Socket/SendAction
    2023-01-25 08:13:47,592 [92] ERROR Toems_ApiCalls.ApiRequest Response Data Was Null For Resource: Socket/SendAction
    2023-01-25 08:13:49,967 [116] ERROR Toems_ApiCalls.ApiRequest Response Data Was Null For Resource: toec/Push/WolTask
    2023-01-25 08:13:49,998 [95] ERROR Toems_ApiCalls.ApiRequest Response Data Was Null For Resource: toec/Push/WolTask
    2023-01-25 08:14:31,764 [104] ERROR Toems_ApiCalls.ApiRequest Response Data Was Null For Resource: Socket/SendAction
    2023-01-25 08:14:31,858 [104] ERROR Toems_ApiCalls.ApiRequest Response Data Was Null For Resource: Socket/SendAction
    2023-01-25 08:14:31,998 [104] ERROR Toems_ApiCalls.ApiRequest Response Data Was Null For Resource: Socket/SendAction
    2023-01-25 08:14:34,373 [92] ERROR Toems_ApiCalls.ApiRequest Response Data Was Null For Resource: toec/Push/WolTask
    2023-01-25 08:14:34,404 [116] ERROR Toems_ApiCalls.ApiRequest Response Data Was Null For Resource: toec/Push/WolTask
    2023-01-25 08:14:49,858 [85] ERROR Toems_ApiCalls.ApiRequest Response Data Was Null For Resource: Socket/SendAction
    2023-01-25 08:14:49,936 [85] ERROR Toems_ApiCalls.ApiRequest Response Data Was Null For Resource: Socket/SendAction
    2023-01-25 08:14:50,014 [85] ERROR Toems_ApiCalls.ApiRequest Response Data Was Null For Resource: Socket/SendAction
    2023-01-25 08:14:52,373 [86] ERROR Toems_ApiCalls.ApiRequest Response Data Was Null For Resource: toec/Push/WolTask
    2023-01-25 08:14:52,389 [85] ERROR Toems_ApiCalls.ApiRequest Response Data Was Null For Resource: toec/Push/WolTask
    

    We use L3 Cisco Catalysts in our environment, they should be correctly set up, as I can send WoL packets from my PC to the TOEM server, which are in different VLANs. On my PC I used Wake on LAN 2.12.4 by Aquila Technology.


  • WOL uses other PC's managed by Toems. It looks for a pc on that network, and sends the WOL from that computer. If it can't find one, it uses the WOL relay, but you need to set it up.