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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
Wake on LAN (WOL), or sometime they called Remote Wake Up, is an Ethernet computer networking standard that allows you to turn-on a power-off computer or wake-up a sleeping or hibernating computer from another location over a network connection. WOL works by sending a signal over a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), such as the Internet, to trigger power-up of a computer on a private LAN. | Wake on LAN (WOL), or sometime they called Remote Wake Up, is an Ethernet computer networking standard that allows you to turn-on a power-off computer or wake-up a sleeping or hibernating computer from another location over a network connection. For example, you want to access your data on your computer at home while you are traveling, you can do so using WOL technology. WOL works by sending a special message or signal over a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), such as the Internet, to trigger power-up of a computer on a private LAN. | ||
==Purposes== | ==Purposes== | ||
Revision as of 22:01, 27 November 2010
Introduction
Wake on LAN (WOL), or sometime they called Remote Wake Up, is an Ethernet computer networking standard that allows you to turn-on a power-off computer or wake-up a sleeping or hibernating computer from another location over a network connection. For example, you want to access your data on your computer at home while you are traveling, you can do so using WOL technology. WOL works by sending a special message or signal over a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), such as the Internet, to trigger power-up of a computer on a private LAN.
Purposes
To save electric energy, most people don't want their computers to stay on all the time.