Run command line at startup not working after reboot
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to get Wake on WAN (WOL) working so that I can start my PC from my mobile phone, I enter an arp command to assign an IP address to a dummy MAC:
arp -s 192.168.1.253 FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
And then I open port 7 to this IP.
Thats the short of it. It works great, but the arp command does not get run when I reboot my pfsense router. I have to enter/run the command manually after reboot.
Does anyone know why this is?
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Where have you entered this command so that you expect it to run at start?
I would use the Shellcmd package to run it.
https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Executing_commands_at_boot_timeSteve
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There is static ARP capabilities in the DHCP static mappings that was created for just such uses. Recommend using that instead of a command line.
Services - DHCP Server - DHCP Static Mappings for this interface (bottom of page) - ARP Table Static Entry (check the box to create an ARP Table Static Entry for this MAC & IP Address pair.)
The settings I use:
MAC Address: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
IP Address: 192.168.2.254
Hostname: Broadcast-Agent
Description: Broadcast Agent (ex: WoL Magic Packet)
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^ Yes, very good point.
Steve
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thanks for the replies. I'll have a look into using the dhcp method instead. I was using the Shellcmd package, but I forgot to mention that. It doesn't work anyway with the Shellcmd package after a reboot.
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3 months to get around to looking into the dhcp static mappings and 5 minutes to fix it.
thanks, it works like a charm.
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The shellcmd method may have worked if you put the full path to arp: /usr/sbin/arp
