Ubuntu Linux: Install Wake On Lan Client For Server

Wake-on-LAN (WOL) is a networking standard that allows a computer to be turned on remotely over a network. To install a Wake-on-LAN client on an Ubuntu Linux server, you can use the wakeonlan package from the default repository.

Here are the steps to install a Wake-on-LAN client on an Ubuntu Linux server:

1. Install the wakeonlan package using the apt-get command. Run the following command to update the package index and install the wakeonlan package:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wakeonlan

2. Once the installation is complete, you can use the wakeonlan command to send a Wake-on-LAN packet to a remote computer. The syntax for the wakeonlan command is as follows:

wakeonlan MAC_ADDRESS

Replace MAC_ADDRESS with the MAC address of the remote computer you want to wake up. The MAC address is a unique identifier for the network interface of the computer, and it is typically 12 hexadecimal digits long.

For example, to send a Wake-on-LAN packet to a computer with the MAC address 00:11:22:33:44:55, you can run the following command:

wakeonlan 00:11:22:33:44:55

This will send a Wake-on-LAN packet to the specified MAC address, and the remote computer should power on if it is configured to support Wake-on-LAN.

Keep in mind that the Wake-on-LAN feature must be enabled on the remote computer and the network interface must be set to accept Wake-on-LAN packets. Additionally, the remote computer must be connected to the same network as the Ubuntu Linux server.

For more information on the Wake-on-LAN standard and how to use the wakeonlan command on Ubuntu Linux, you can refer to the wakeonlan documentation or the Ubuntu documentation.