

If you aren’t sure how follow the steps below: There are a lot of ways to determine your computers IP address so use whichever method you’re comfortable with.
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This won’t work so we are going to set it so that your PC will always have the same address by setting it to static.įirst, you need to determine what your new static address is going to be and in order to do that you’ll first need to take a look at your current IP. That means if you have a couple of devices at your house (which you likely do) your computer’s IP address will change from time to time. If you have a typical home configuration than your router is likely configured with DHCP and is dynamically (randomly) assigning your computer an IP address. In order to do this your computer needs to always have the same IP address. To do this, your router has to be configured to always forward Magic Packets (on Port 9) to your computer. Your computer needs to be able to receive a Magic Packet on Port 9 in order to wake up. That may sound like a lot but its all relatively straight forward and easy to implement. Set up an external IP DNS solution (if your ISP doesn’t provide you with a static IP).
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How to Remotely Wake Computer From Sleep and Establish a Remote Connection You can now have your cake and eat it too. Remote access is great, but remotely waking up your PC over a WAN has always posed an issue. If you’re like me you’ve likely encountered this issue as well.

My main rig is a bit of a power hog and I like to cut down a little on my electricity bill and do my small part for the environment by not needlessly wasting electricity.

The fact is, I like to keep my computer asleep. Unfortunately, I hardly ever utilize this functionality due to one little obstacle: my computer is always asleep. So, I can snag a file I forgot to bring with me, or work on a project remotely. While I do typically have my laptop with me, my desktop is more powerful, has several applications installed not currently on my laptop, and has access to my home network and file storage. I really enjoy being able to remotely access my home computer while on the go. Waking a computer from sleep to access remotely
