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--- wake_on_lan [2022/09/28 03:47] – add instructions on how to change WoL settings, mention WoW (but note it's not for this article) atari
+++ wake_on_lan [2022/09/28 08:52] (current) – [Machine will not wake up] clarification on what batocera does automatically atari
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 If you are dual-booting with Windows on the same machine, you may need to also [[:troubleshooting#ethernet_connected_but_no_data|tell Windows to not disable the WoL shutdown procedure in its drivers]].
+</WRAP>
+===== Setting up the BIOS =====
+This section can not be specific to your motherboard's BIOS configuration, so the instructions can only remain broad. With that said, here are the options you must generally set:
+  * **Wake-on LAN**: Any setting that's related to this should be **enabled**/activated/unblocked.
+  * **Wake-on PCI**: The same as above (**enabled**), if this option is separated out from the previous one then it usually refers to the powered state of the NIC when the rest of the machine is shut down.
+  * **Network stack**: Set to **disabled**. Usually, this setting is in relation to whether or not the BIOS itself gains control of the network connection; if it does then WoL cannot function.
+  * **IP configuration**: When done in the context of the BIOS, this means the Network Stack is enabled. If there's no explicit option to turn off the network stack, leaving all the IP-related fields empty should disable it.
+  * **Power savings profile**: When mentioned in relation to the shutting down of devices when the machine is in S3/4, **disable** this. It may cause the NIC to shutdown after a period of inactivity.
+When done, save and reboot to apply.
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+You may be wondering if you also need to enable the Wake-on-LAN feature in the NIC's settings as well. You don't, Batocera will automatically take care of enabling it for you.
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-Note: It is important to have your WoL client and your Batocera system within the same [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSI_model#Layer_2:_Data_link_layer|Layer 2]] subnet of your network, otherwise WoL will not work as WoL packages cannot be routed over different subnets.
+Note: It is important to have your WoL client and your Batocera system within the same [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSI_model#Layer_2:_Data_link_layer|Layer 2]] subnet of your network, otherwise WoL will not work by default.
+It is possible to set up a dynamic DNS and port forwardings on your router to send WoL from other subnets but that is outside of the scope of this article.
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 The most important value is ''g''. Without it being shown, the NIC does not support WoL at all.
-In order to turn on WoL, run the following:
+Batocera should automatically turn on the MagicPacket(tm) feature when the connection is established. If that fails, in order to turn on WoL manually run the following:
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