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    Which Wake-On-Lan software on pfSense?

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      MondQ
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      Hi there,
      I though of creating a script on my pfSense box that listens out for WoL packets and if it hasn't received one for x amount of minutes I want it to shut down.

      Would anybody happen to know what "software", or package pfSense comes with that handles sending and receiving WoL packets?

      Thank you.

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      • jimpJ
        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
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        pfSense uses wol ( https://www.freshports.org/net/wol/ ) to send wol packets. It doesn't have a daemon to listen for them.

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