Wake on LAN Schedule

rybena

Hi does anyone know how to set up WOL to trigger everyday at a specific time? eg wake up a server everyday at7am.
I can do this via the WOL option on the pfsense interface but not set a schedule.
Do I have to set a cron job via the command line?

Thanks for your help

EDIT:
I have figured it out, if anyone else is trying to do this, install the cron package and add this command
/usr/local/bin/wol -i 192.168.X.X 00:11:22:33:44:55
The ip and mac address being the ip and mac address of the machine your trying to wake.
There is options for time, date etc there for you to edit.

bgroper

It would be really nice to be able to schedule WOL events from the web GUI.

Edit. Well, how 'bout that. I just installed the cron package, and can now setup the WOL cron events in the GUI. Nice.

mastertimax

How to do?

bgroper

@mastertimax said in Wake on LAN Schedule:

How to do?

Which step is causing you bother ?

mastertimax

Hi! Thanks for reply.

I installed a cron package but when configure a
schedule the command dont work.

can you help-me?

The computer if i click on wakeonlan its woks but cron dont work

mastertimax

i setting the mac address this image is just exemple

bgroper

Steps.

Read and understand the wol details in man page
https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=wol&manpath=ports&sektion=1
Test your wol command using the pfSense cli and make sure it works.
Copy your working wol command to the pfSense GUI page for the cron schedule/s.
When your problem is solved, thanks for upvoting my reply.

mastertimax

Its works!

Thanks for all!

the work command is:

wol -i 192.168.0.0 00:11:22:33:44:55 in my case.

I was changing hours per minutes!

all the good thinks for you!

pirotor

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Gertjan

@pirotor

It's possible.
Install the pfSense Cron package.
Add your 'wol' command and the moment you want to execute it.
Done.