wake up server at specific time?

[tiwing]

I've been trying to find something to wake up the server at a specific time, but all I found so far was WOL and BIOS level stuff, both which won't work in my case. Any plugins or hidden system settings to accomplish this?

 

Why: My headless backup server is located in my neighbor's basement connected to my network via wifi bridge (so WOL won't work right?) And I have a habit of messing around with backup settings and timing and don't want to big him or pull the server out every time I want to change/test something. Ideally would be able to just log in to the interface, change a setting, and log out... 

 

Thanks

Tiwing

 

 

[bonienl]

Once in sleep mode, the system won't wake up by itself. You'll need an external source to trigger a wake-up.

A common approach is to install a WoL (Wake-on-Lan) client on your PC or some other device, and let it wake-up your server at a designated time.

[tiwing]

ahhh. ok that makes sense. Do you know if WOL magic packets will work over a bridged wifi connection (I've read they won't but that might be old news)? I haven't bought my second router yet for bridge so haven't been able to test. thanks.

[bonienl]

I guess it depends on your access point. A WOL packet is sent on a broadcast address, your network equipment must be capable to forward such a broadcast message.