I'm coding using C++ WinAPIs for Windows and I was wondering if it's possible to implement the Wake-On-LAN functionality for a client computer (running Windows 7) via an Internet connection and not just LAN?
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Good luck finding a router that doesn't block WOL requests from outside the LAN. You can thank the Smurf DoS attack for that. – Carey Gregory Jul 08 '12 at 21:55
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Yeah, I see that it's virtually impossible.... (( – ahmd0 Jul 09 '12 at 00:54
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LogMeIn.com has a "Wake On LAN" feature that looks like it does this - I have no idea if it works, or how it works.
If I were doing this, I would:
1) have a web server (on the same LAN as your PC) listening for "Wake on LAN" requests,
2) have the web server issue the request.
IMHO...
PS:
You could always try installing LogMeIn (it's free), and see if it does what you need:
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Well, I'm not sure how knowing that this commercial product works on my system will help me? I need to be able to do it in my code... – ahmd0 Jul 08 '12 at 17:54
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