Wake PC on RDP connection?

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  1. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 RTM 64Bit
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    Wake PC on RDP connection?


    Is there a way to wake a computer in S3 mode when using RDP? I like my pc to sleep to conserve power, but I need to access my PC from work and I don't want to leave the PC on all day if I don't have to.

    Thanks in advance,

    Washy
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  2. Posts : 4,573
       #2

    Enable Wake On LAN in BIOS and/or Device Manager.
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  3. Posts : 2,111
    Win7 Build 7600 x86
       #3

    Down side is that it will wake every single time one of your other networked computers sends something over the network.

    Drove me crazy.
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  4. Posts : 4,573
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    squonksc said:
    ...Drove me crazy.
    Ohhh... that was it...

    Upright walking cats are usually more stable.
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  5. Posts : 2,111
    Win7 Build 7600 x86
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    Antman said:
    Ohhh... that was it...

    Upright walking cats are usually more stable.
    Well that, and the ten ton truck that ran over me.
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  6. Posts : 4,573
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    squonksc said:
    Well that, and the ten ton truck that ran over me.
    <off topic> Redirect </off>
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  7. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 RTM 64Bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    That didn't work. It still doesn't wake. I know the settings are correct because my Xbox extenders can wake the pc to connect to windows media center.

    Is there a command line with powercfg that may work to enable the RDP program to wake the pc?
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  8. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 RTM 64Bit
    Thread Starter
       #8

    I found this great utility that will wake the pc remotely. Works like a charm.
    Its called WoL Command Line.

    Unless there is a way to do what I want without a bat file, please let me know.

    Thanks,

    Washy
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  9. Posts : 1
    Win7
       #9

    I found that RDP connections would wake up my computers running win7. That was working fine until I joined the computers to a domain. Now I can't wake them. WolCMD is fine as long as you're on your own network. But it won't work going through ASA firewalls and Cisco concentrators.
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  10. Posts : 2,111
    Win7 Build 7600 x86
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    Pucker said:
    I found that RDP connections would wake up my computers running win7. That was working fine until I joined the computers to a domain. Now I can't wake them. WolCMD is fine as long as you're on your own network. But it won't work going through ASA firewalls and Cisco concentrators.
    Hi Pucker,

    I think there is a policy for it in windows server.

    good luck.
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