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    WOL via VPN

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      araforum
      last edited by

      Hi

      I would like to send a unicast to tcp port 9 to forward a broadcast for WOL to a specific target pc.
      Is this somehow possible with pfsense?

      My use-case: Send a WOL request via IPsec tunnel on my smartphone

      Thx
      af

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      • JKnottJ
        JKnott
        last edited by

        No.  WOL requires a specific Ethernet frame, not IP packet.  So, it will not pass through an IPSec VPN.  The best you could do is use the smart phone to trigger something on the network to send that frame.

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake-on-LAN

        PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
        i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
        UniFi AC-Lite access point

        I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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