Wake on LAN (WOL) for Windows 10 PLEX Media Server when in sleep mode. Is it possible?

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LOL next thing on bucket list vpn for plex - not a clue here… yes

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From: fitz55mailto:forums+d252796-s6025034@plex.tv
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2017 9:07 PM
To: rjkmurraymailto:rjkmurray@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: [Plex Forums] Wake on LAN (WOL) for Windows 10 PLEX Media Server when in sleep mode. Is it possible?

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fitz55 commented on Wake on LAN (WOL) for Windows 10 PLEX Media Server when in sleep mode. Is it possible?

Hey Z,

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yup Ive looked all over the plex forum and internet it does not function properly but router firmware does DD-WRT love it - be happy to discuss firmware… Love it and have some tricks with it

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rjkmurray,
Thanks for info found GURU who solved all my problems

Thanks

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VPN and plex do not mix well. I have an executable made from a bat file that rearranges plex ips to bypass the vpn. No other way to make it work that I know of

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I’ll have to look at that. I haven’t played too much with dd wrt. I just flashed it for this Wol

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email sent lol

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@Zx4161 said:

@brooza said:

@Mikesamsondesign said:
I use TeamViewer as well and do recommend it to access the server.

My ISP has just blocked TeamViewer. So much for that idea…

From being downloaded or just allowing you to use it?

From being used. They lifted the ban a day later due to complaints - Brit ISP TalkTalk blocks control tool TeamViewer • The Register

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Damn, sounds like something China would do

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Guys,
I have done the same thing as you instructed here …
I am able to wake my box only from outside my LAN.
What is missing for me to be able to wake form my local LAN?

Thanks

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@joaoptc said:
Guys,
I have done the same thing as you instructed here …
I am able to wake my box only from outside my LAN.
What is missing for me to be able to wake form my local LAN?

Thanks

what are you running for a router and what firmware are you running?

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I have a Linksys ea6900 running ddwrt v3.0-r31575M kongac (03/21/17) - that I updated to make sure this is not a FW issue.
Seems somehow the local traffic is not going to the logs … I connected to the console and debugged the script. It is working fine …
Any ideas ?
Thanks

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how about we start at the beginning. what settings have you enabled or changed in ddwrt?

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I have a modem connected to my router that serves my local network.
I enabled the Syslogd and the log,accepted=enabled.
Then I set Plex server to port 32400 and forwarded to my box (with fixed IP) on the router.
Added the script as a startup script, upnp also enabled.
Other things on the router. It receives the configs from the Modem for IP, have a NTP also set, DDNS, Fixed IP set up on the router, Firewall protection disabled, 2 other ports Forwarded for my emule and enabled SSHD. Apart from my WIFI set up.
This is all changed from initial configuration on the router.
My computer is already configured to sleep and WOL. I can Wake it from the router interface or a software I have on my phone already. And from WAN as previously reported.

Thanks.

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I have a modem connected to my router that serves my local network.
I enabled the Syslogd and the log,accepted=enabled.
Then I set Plex server to port 32400 and forwarded to my box (with fixed IP) on the router.
Added the script as a startup script, upnp also enabled.
Other things on the router. It receives the configs from the Modem for IP, have a NTP also set, DDNS, Fixed IP set up on the router, Firewall protection disabled, 2 other ports Forwarded for my emule and enabled SSHD. Apart from my WIFI set up.
This is all changed from initial configuration on the router.
My computer is already configured to sleep and WOL. I can Wake it from the router interface or a software I have on my phone already. And from WAN as previously reported.

Thanks.

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@joaoptc said:
I have a modem connected to my router that serves my local network.
I enabled the Syslogd and the log,accepted=enabled.
Then I set Plex server to port 32400 and forwarded to my box (with fixed IP) on the router.
Added the script as a startup script, upnp also enabled.
Other things on the router. It receives the configs from the Modem for IP, have a NTP also set, DDNS, Fixed IP set up on the router, Firewall protection disabled, 2 other ports Forwarded for my emule and enabled SSHD. Apart from my WIFI set up.
This is all changed from initial configuration on the router.
My computer is already configured to sleep and WOL. I can Wake it from the router interface or a software I have on my phone already. And from WAN as previously reported.

Thanks.

Do you have logs set to High? Also enable the fire wall. The firewall logs the traffic coming and going.

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I am sorry. You are correct. I try to disable that to make sure it was not interfering with the test. But forgot that it is the one logging the stuff :stuck_out_tongue:
Same as before. I am able to wake the box from outside my LAN, but nothing for inside …

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I just made a test. Removed the destination from the awk rule and added some output.
That is very bizarre, but my accesses are going to the modem, my real IP instead my box 192.168.1.2 !
Any idea why this is happening?

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For the script what did you set for ip and broadcast range?

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Also, on ddwrt set your ip addresses above ip 100. So 192.168.1.100 and above. This has to do with vlans.

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The script is waking fine my machine.
TARGET=192.168.1.101
BROADCAST=192.168.1.255
I changed the IP to 101 and still have the same behavior.
I have NEW=dmesg | awk '/ACCEPT/ && /DPT='"$PORT"'/ {print }' | tail -1
The traffic that is going to my real IP, I thought it is from plex cloud. I removed it, but there is still traffic in that way.
Any other ideas ?