Ubuntu Linux: Install Wake On Lan Client For Server

Ubuntu wake on lan client installation

Open a terminal and type the following command:
$ sudo apt-get install wakeonlan
Sample outputs:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  wakeonlan
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 11.4 kB of archives.
After this operation, 73.7 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main wakeonlan all 0.41-10 [11.4 kB]
Fetched 11.4 kB in 0s (24.8 kB/s)    
Selecting previously unselected package wakeonlan.
(Reading database ... 193608 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking wakeonlan (from .../wakeonlan_0.41-10_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up wakeonlan (0.41-10) ...

How do I use wakeonlan client?

The syntax is

wakeonlan server-mac-address-here
wakeonlan [options] server-mac-address-here

Examples

Type the following command to wakeup a nas server called nas01 with 00:08:9b:c4:30:30 as mac address, enter:
$ wakeonlan 00:08:9b:c4:30:30
Sample outputs:

Sending magic packet to 255.255.255.255:9 with 00:08:9b:c4:30:30

To use a subnet broadcast address:
$ wakeonlan -i 192.168.1.255 00:08:9b:c4:30:30
You can use another destination port:
$ wakeonlan -i 192.168.1.255 -p 2345 00:08:9b:c4:30:30
Finally, you can use a file as source of hardware and IP addresses:
$ wakeonlan -f ~$HOME/.admin-data/racks/dc05.floor03.wol

See also

• HowTo: Wake Up Computers Using Linux Command [ Wake-on-LAN ( WOL ) ]
• FreeBSD: Wake Up Servers Using Wake-on-LAN ( WOL ) Command