alternate access to WOL-GUI ?

[Ford Prefect]

Hi,

I am looking for a way to open access to the WOL-GUI for my family members.
Since access under Network-Tools Menu is available only with the system-wide
Admin user/pwd, this is not an option.
Is there a way to run this on another URL or port with other credentials ?

TIA,
ford

 

[thelonelycoder]

I may be ignorant and have overlooked it. But could you elaborate on what WOL-GUI is.

 

[L&LD]

Wake On Lan?

OP, no multiple logins (yet).

 

[sinshiva]

he's referring to the Wake on Lan page under the 'Network Tools' menu.

@OP; you could probably create additional SSH users and use;

ether-wake MACADDRESS

think that's about your only option

 

[Ford Prefect]

...yes WOL == Wake-On-Lan ...there's a HTML GUI under Network-Tools and you can
navigate to it directly with http://<your_router>/Main_WOL_Content.asp.

I have my servers use S3-Supend and then use WOL to wake them.
At a price of 0.33USD per KWh electricity, I am saving around 250USD on my
electricity bill per year

When I am not at home and family wants to use the media library or tv-recorder
they need to wake up the server(s).
My former router did run this simple HTML page on a different port with separate login ....very comfy.

@sinshiva: thanks for suggestung ssh and etherwake, but CLI is not an option, I am afraid...no WAF.

I've seen that some are running a debian chroot on the ASUS.
Maybe I'll look into that and install lighttp along with my own GUI.

 

[nmt1900]

Sorry for (possible) ignorance, but is this really necessary to wake server up separately before the real action?

I have RT-N66U, WDTV Live and Synology NAS beside few computers - Synology has WOL activated and all other devices are perfectly capable of waking up the NAS from "hibernation" by accessing it without any separate action for this.

 

[Ford Prefect]

AFAIU a client needs to send a magic packet on L2 of the network stack (which is MAC / ethernet layer only, no IP) for waking a remote box that is WOL capable.

I know that such a thing exists, called WOA (wake-on-arp), that would enable wakeup by simply accessing the remote server.
But again, AFAIK you'll need a managed switch in order to support this kind of set-up.

Maybe a Synolgy can do things differently, but my servers are home-brew and cannot.

 

[Ford Prefect]

Actually I think dnsmasq of the ASUS could help, like when a client gets an IP via DHCP, dnsmasq can run a post-command and wake a server. But this needs a lot of tweaking in order to fine-tune this and not wake a server on unwanted occasions.

 

[bilboSNB]

there are many apps which can do this which run on windows, android etc, no need to mess about trying to isolate the wol section of the gui.

What media library and recorder you use? My xbmc wakes my file server and tv box.

 

[Ford Prefect]

there are many apps which can do this which run on windows, android etc, no need to mess about trying to isolate the wol section of the gui.

Basically I would agree, but there is no Windows or Android in da house ...only linux.
The "old" router did provide this separate GUI which got the seal of approval with the WAF...so all I am trying is keeping the waves low

What media library and recorder you use? My xbmc wakes my file server and tv box.

There is one main HTPC with openELEC(XBMC) for which I already use a WOL plugin.
All others are embedded clients/ DLNA players.
My TV-recorder is a headless Windows-7 box with ARGUSTV, configurable via Web-UI.

 

[bilboSNB]

If they are waking from linux, then just install wakeonlan and create a batch file they can double click?