No, it is a Windows problem. WOL turns the power on when the PC is turned off but still plugged into a power source. Since the last WIndows upgrade my desktop does not ever sleep.I have enbled WOL in Windows so I can wake my PC up remotely. I have also enabled so only a magic packet can wake up my PC, yet it keeps waking up randomly from sleep mode. Can this be caused by my router? RX-AX86U.
Could ethernet solve this?You might want to consider using a wifi-enabled AC smart plug to control your PC rather than WOL (which is problematic in many cases, e.g., it typically doesn't work w/ wireless). Most BIOSes have an option to power up the PC in response to a power loss, once the power is restored. Using a smart AC plug and that option, you can effectively implement WOL, but w/o all the other nonsense and limitations you typically find w/ traditional WOL.
Just a thought.
Could ethernet solve this?
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