Wake on Lan

[Manthis]

This could be interesting as an option you can (de)activate I agree

[Franklin]

For those who are interested, a WOL script is available in "The Underground", which is located here

viewtopic.php?t=2661

Remember, if you modify your system, you waive your right to Synology online support.

[stig0dk]

Hi all
For waking up workstations on my home network, I prefer to use my wireless router w. DD-WRT. I'ts always on, and I can access it by ssh or http/web-gui when I need WOL from outside my lan.

The option to wake up my DS107 would be nice though. I tried probing the capabilities of the ethernet adapter with ethtool, and it looks capable of WOL, however, nothing happens even though I put the adapter in WOL state and shut down the DS107.

Looks like something is missing in the "bios" settings?

cheers
/Stig

[rafal98]

+1

I have about the same config with DD-WRT router with WOL features. I can awake my PCs but not my DS107 And I don't want to keep my DS on 24/24 because it's noisy and because ... it's my choice point !

It will be a very nice-to-have feature, but i don't know if DS hardware can do it or if it's a firmware issue.

Regards

[ChrisKarn]

Wake up is done automatically for me......

While booting network attached systems, the DS207+ hibernated hdd's start running. I do not know why......
No request to the DS207 hdd's, no mapped drive!

Maybe a broadcast request while booting WinXP?

How to solve this issue?

[RobinGB]

Hi Chris,

I was just reading another topic (see viewtopic.php?t=3238&highlight=DS207%2B) it appears putting the DS on another workgroup may fix the issue.

Robin

[ChrisKarn]

I was just reading another topic (see viewtopic.php?t=3238&highlight=DS207%2B) it appears putting the DS on another workgroup may fix the issue.

This fixed it for me too, I did set the workgroup of DS207+ to 'Dummy'. Nice advice ...

[maldaclan]

I have DS207+. I dont know if this station supports somehow to wake on lan.
Please is here someone from community who know how to WOL your diskstation?

[pz1]

Please is here someone from community who know how to WOL your diskstation?

The hardware does not support WOL!

[n8plukker]

For those who are interested, a WOL script is available in "The Underground", which is located here
viewtopic.php?t=2661
Remember, if you modify your system, you waive your right to Synology online support.

@all: This PHP-script can be installed on a webserver (which may be running on a NAS) to* WOL a remote host by/ from that webserver. This does not provide the functionality the topic starter suggested, which is to WOL the NAS from a remote client. I fully support this feature request. In my opinion, WOL is a logical, basic and thus must-have functionality for remotely managed devices, such as a NAS.
*) Btw, some routers such as the Draytek 2820 series support waking-up remote hosts within the (private) LAN.

Please is here someone from community who know how to WOL your diskstation?

The hardware does not support WOL!

@Franklin: WOL saves power consumption. Synology's website claims that: "its products are designed with the concept of energy savings in mind, it recognizes its responsibility as a global citizen and it is continually working to reduce the environmental impact of the products it creates." Please, can you confirm whether or not Synology's NASs (will) support WOL? If Synology products do not support WOL, please explain whether this is due to the hardware (motherboard and Network Interface Card) and/ or firmware? WOL uses the unsecure OSI-layer 2. If Synology products do support WOL, please explain whether or not they support "SecureOn" (so the NIC checks for a hexadecimal password of 6 bytes, which can be appended/ postfixed to the magic packet)? SecureOn makes brute force attacks far less attractive: 2 values per bit ^ ((6 bytes for remote host's mac_address + 6 bytes for password) * 8 bit per byte). Instead of a SecureOn enabled NIC, a similar and more secure ("gatekeeper") functionality could be offered by the firmware: After receiving a magic packet, the device could start a secure layer-3 challenge/response authentication mechanism with the remote client, before it decides to "fully" awake or resume sleeping.

As "Seattle" suggested in this topic, it would be great to combine WOL with an option to schedule multiple events to sleep/ wake-up (for Wake On Lan) AND shutdown/ restart the device.

Another topic on this subject (requesting the same feature).

[XIONG]

just you say!

[Seattle]

I like this in combination with Scheduled Shutdown...

SEA

[cfuttrup]

Count my vote for a Wake-on-LAN feature. Also as suggested above - shutdown on LAN.

For me, having it this way it makes more sense to place the diskstation somewhere remote, e.g. in a closet.

/Claus

[neeeko]

Count me in too. Very very useful.

[Deadly Edna]

I'd love WOL. That way I could leave my NAS off while no one is in the house (potentially several days - away on business, holidays, etc.) and yet still connect remotely and wake it up to grab as media as and when I need it. This would then be similar to how I use my Media Centre so I can grab recorded TV from a hotel room. Very handy indeed.