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Windows 7 Pro Computer won't wake on LAN via Magic Packet from outside network

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Mar 15, 202634755 views
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I just purchased a new computer running Windows 7 Professional x64. I'd like to save power by having it sleep after an hour, but I would also like to be able to Remote Desktop into it at my leisure. I set up a static IP and have port forwarding set up on the router. If the computer is awake, the RD…

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Fix for: Windows 7 Pro Computer won't wake on LAN via Magic Packet from outside network

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I had a similar problem as yours, and I used a webpage on my server to send the magic packet. I used the code and WolAsp.dll from Depicus: Wake On Lan for Active Server Pages allows any IIS web browser with the ASP interpreter to send a Magic Packet…

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