Solved Way to wake up computer from remote desktop?

allend66

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Brink, I have this on my 2 machines - 7HP x64 and workhorse XP Pro x86. Question: when I remote desktop from 7 to the workhorse (torrents, music server) and put it to sleep, is there a way to wake it up again? Remote desktop fails to connect as expected.

Can you advise please?
Thx
 
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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Satellite L500
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 OEM --> RTM clean install
CPU
Intel T4400
Motherboard
? - laptop inbuilt ?
Memory
4Gb
Graphics Card(s)
? - Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family ?
Sound Card
Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
? + extended to a 42" LG55PC plasma tele!
Screen Resolution
1366 * 768
Hard Drives
320Gb 5500rpm
PSU
?
Case
?
Cooling
?
Internet Speed
3Meg, when it works.
Other Info
A LOWLY LAPTOP!
Hello Allen,

In Device Manager, double click on your actual network adapter listedunder "Network adapters". Next, double check to make sure that you have both items boxed in red below checked to see if that may be able to help wake it up.

Device_Manager.jpg

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Thank you sir, have toyed with that a little, though the remote PC seems to wake up frequently without prompting (as your screengrab).

I thought it might be something to do with these 2 screen grabs (below) from the Advanced tab, not the Power Management tab, but I lost all LAN and had to system restore.
 

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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Satellite L500
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 OEM --> RTM clean install
CPU
Intel T4400
Motherboard
? - laptop inbuilt ?
Memory
4Gb
Graphics Card(s)
? - Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family ?
Sound Card
Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
? + extended to a 42" LG55PC plasma tele!
Screen Resolution
1366 * 768
Hard Drives
320Gb 5500rpm
PSU
?
Case
?
Cooling
?
Internet Speed
3Meg, when it works.
Other Info
A LOWLY LAPTOP!
I would leave the left screenshot as "OS Controlled", and the right screenshot doesn't matter since it's only for QoS.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Left screenshot is set at "Forced". I'm reluctant to change it because it now works...

I've tried mc-wol and it seems to work great now. I had tried WakeOnLan which worked for the first few minutes then timed out ... it seemed to forget to listen for magic packets. --> uninstalled.

Solved, and rep'd - thanks.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Satellite L500
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 OEM --> RTM clean install
CPU
Intel T4400
Motherboard
? - laptop inbuilt ?
Memory
4Gb
Graphics Card(s)
? - Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family ?
Sound Card
Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
? + extended to a 42" LG55PC plasma tele!
Screen Resolution
1366 * 768
Hard Drives
320Gb 5500rpm
PSU
?
Case
?
Cooling
?
Internet Speed
3Meg, when it works.
Other Info
A LOWLY LAPTOP!
You're most welcome Allen. I'm happy to hear that you got it working.

Yeah, I wouldn't change it either since it's working now. :)
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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