How to wake desktop pc up

Phil2008 · 9 Apr 2012 at 13:53

I would like to wake my desktop pc(win7) up from sleep when accessing the shared files from my laptop.(winxp)

Ive searched on the net, but I cant figger it out, Ive changed the bios to wake up on lan and changed it in windows aswell, But still my desktop wont wake up from sleep when trying to access its files from laptop?

Subliminal Aura · 9 Apr 2012 at 13:54

send it a magic packet

Phil2008 · 9 Apr 2012 at 13:59

Ive heard and messed about with magic packet, but didnt get anyware.. do I need software on both desktop and laptop for the magic packet thing to work?

Subliminal Aura · 9 Apr 2012 at 14:01

Just on the laptop...

Something like this from searching google ... http://magicpacket.free.fr/

mejinks · 9 Apr 2012 at 14:53

I use fusion wol

Phil2008 · 9 Apr 2012 at 16:37

Thanks guys, I couldn't get magic packet to turn on my desktop but fusion wol does the job great.

wazza300 · 9 Apr 2012 at 17:19

you can buy those usb alarm clocks too

Phil2008 · 9 Apr 2012 at 22:49

Anyway to put the desktop back to sleep from laptop aswel?

mejinks · 9 Apr 2012 at 23:35

Phil2008 said:
Anyway to put the desktop back to sleep from laptop aswel?

Shutdown -i gives a gui interface. Type in the ip of the target and select the options you want.

Subliminal Aura · 10 Apr 2012 at 00:26

Phil2008 said:
Thanks guys, I couldn't get magic packet to turn on my desktop but fusion wol does the job great.

Fusion sends a magic packet so no different in principle

Phil2008 said:
Anyway to put the desktop back to sleep from laptop aswel?

I'm still using old tools like sysinternals http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb842062

I'm sure you'll find a more up to date or user friendly tool

mejinks · 11 Apr 2012 at 01:19

Subliminal Aura said:
Fusion sends a magic packet so no different in principle

I'm still using old tools like sysinternals http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb842062

I'm sure you'll find a more up to date or user friendly tool

Like start > Run > Shutdown -i?

TNGL · 11 Apr 2012 at 05:01

Phil2008 said:
Anyway to put the desktop back to sleep from laptop aswel?

You could RDP in to it and put it to sleep from there.

bledd · 11 Apr 2012 at 13:24

Tingle said:
You could RDP in to it and put it to sleep from there.

Yup

To get the sleep menu, go to the Desktop and press ALT + F4

bremen1874 · 11 Apr 2012 at 13:57

Tingle said:
You could RDP in to it and put it to sleep from there.

That assumes that you've got a version of Windows that supports RDP, or you’re going to install third-party remote access software.

Much easier to create a .cmd file containing the parameterised shutdown command and then create a shortcut to it.

TNGL · 11 Apr 2012 at 18:58

bremen1874 said:
That assumes that you've got a version of Windows that supports RDP, or you’re going to install third-party remote access software.

Much easier to create a .cmd file containing the parameterised shutdown command and then create a shortcut to it.

Where's the authentication with this cmd file? I thought shutdown -i would only work in domain environments.