Wake-on-LAN

Wake-on-LAN (WoL) is a technology that allows a network professional to remotely power on a computer or to wake it up from sleep mode.

• To enable WoL: 

  ethtool -s <interface> wol g
  

• To get WoL: 

  ethtool <interface> | grep Wake-on Wake-on: g
  

  Where g is the magic packet activity.

Last updated: May 27, 2026