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4 edits | Wake on LAN from WAN w/MI424WR Rev I Is this process
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still required if I want Wake on LAN to work from the WAN with the MI424WR Rev I?
Is there a way to reverse that process if I ever want to?
I tried a simple port forward rule to forward UDP:9 to the PC I want to wake, but nothing happens when I use the dslreports tool or my android app. I do have the PC set up with a static IP in the connection list as well.
PC wakes fine when I wake it from the LAN side by sending a magic packet to 192.168.1.255:UDP 9
EDIT: Based on the last sentence above, I realized that I should change the port forward rule to forward the packet to 192.168.1.255:UDP 9.
That works!
Then I guess I have this potential security risk that anyone who sends a UDP packet to port 9 will have it broadcast to my network. How much of a real risk is that?
Also, what if I had multiple PCs set to Wake on LAN. Wouldn't this command wake all of them? Is there any way to just target 1 PC for waking up? |
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kudos:28 | said by Lex Luthor:Then I guess I have this potential security risk that anyone who sends a UDP packet to port 9 will have it broadcast to my network. How much of a real risk is that? IMO, not much. The magic packet needs the MAC address of the machine to wake. So unless you've exposed the MAC address of that machine on the internet, the risk is minimal. Of course, if an attacker is in a position to sniff your traffic, he would be able to see any magic packets you send.
said by Lex Luthor: Also, what if I had multiple PCs set to Wake on LAN. Send one WOL packet with the correct MAC address for each machine to turn on.
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| said by More Fiber:said by Lex Luthor:Then I guess I have this potential security risk that anyone who sends a UDP packet to port 9 will have it broadcast to my network. How much of a real risk is that? IMO, not much. The magic packet needs the MAC address of the machine to wake. So unless you've exposed the MAC address of that machine on the internet, the risk is minimal. Of course, if an attacker is in a position to sniff your traffic, he would be able to see any magic packets you send. said by Lex Luthor: Also, what if I had multiple PCs set to Wake on LAN. Send one WOL packet with the correct MAC address for each machine to turn on. Good point. Forgot that the magic packet has the destination MAC address.
Will just leave as is. Seems like a fine solution. |
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