Using OpenVPN, cannot wakeup home computer using WOL (Wake on LAN) When I am at home, I can successfully use my laptop to wakeup my desktop in the guestroom using a WOL utility. However, when I take the laptop offsite and remote into my home (using OpenVPN running on the R7000), I the WOL does not wake up the desktop.
How To: Wake on LAN / Wake on WAN - SmallNetBuilder Introduction. What is Wake On LAN?Wake on LAN, or WOL, is the ability to send a signal over a local area network (LAN) to power up a PC. Wake on WAN is the ability to send that same signal over a wide area network (WAN), such as the Internet, to trigger power-up of a PC on a private LAN.. Perhaps you have a PC at home that you don't want to leave powered on, yet may need to access while at work. Wake on LAN over VPN - Networking Oct 28, 2005 How to Enable Wake-on-LAN in Windows 10
I don't think you can forward broadcast packets through a Dial-in VPN. I have gotten WoL to work over a site-to-site route-based VPN, but I don't think the VPN client is going to forward broadcasts over the VPN, regardless of how the Fortigate is configured. Might be easier to just leave a RPi on-net and just ssh into it to WoL when remote.
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How to wake-on-LAN through VPN router - Super User
You can use WOL (Wake on LAN) to boot up your PC from a remote place by sending a Magic Packet via the internet. Network Topology; In the diagram below, PC A is connected to the internet via the router. It is required that PC B can wake up PC A by sending a Magic Packet via the internet. Configuration Scheme Wake On Lan - Apps on Google Play Mar 10, 2019