Wake-on-LAN (WoL)

Wake-on-LAN (WoL) is a technology that allows a network professional to remotely power on a computer or to wake it up from sleep mode.

To enable WoL:

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            ethtool -s <interface> wol g

To get WoL:

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            ethtool <interface> | grep Wake-on Wake-on: g

Where:
"g" is the magic packet activity.