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Does it matter what UDP port a WOL signal is sent to?
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Mar 15, 202684573 viewsConfidence Score0%
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i have seen many WOL instances use port 7 and many use port 9, does it matter? Isn't it just looking for a WOL packet at layer 2 or ethernet?
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@Spiff is correct that it doesn't matter as far as the Wake-on-LAN functionality of the intended recipient goes. However, UDP is recommended because it can be generated without raw sockets which come with security restrictions, and port 9 is recomme…
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