CONFIGURARE FORWARDS PORTS

What Is Port Forwarding?

There are plenty of projects weve covered that use your computer as a server for other devices.
When youre inside of your network, most things will work fine. But some apps, if you want to
access them when youre outside your network, make things significantly hairier. Lets start by
taking a look at why that is.

How Your Router Handles Requests and Uses Ports

Heres a map of a simple home network. The cloud icon represents the greater internet and your
public, or forward-facing, Internet Protocol (IP) address. This IP address represents your entire
household from the oustide worldlike a street address, in a way.

The red address 192.1.168.1 is the router address within your network. The additional addresses
all belong to the computers seen at the bottom of the image. If your public IP address is like a
street address, think of the internal IP addresses like apartment numbers for that street address.
The diagram raises an interesting question which you may not have thought about before. How
does all the information from the internet get to the right device inside the network? If you visit
howtogeek.com on your laptop how does it end up on your laptop and not your sons desktop if
the public-facing IP address is the same for all devices?

This is thanks to a wonderful bit of routing magic known as a Network Address Translation (NAT).
This function occurs at the router level where the NAT acts like a traffic cop, directing the flow of
network traffic through the router so that a single public IP address can be shared among all the
devices behind the router. Because of the NAT, everyone in your household can request web sites
and other internet content simultaneously and it will all be delivered to the right device.

So where do ports come into this process? Ports are an old but useful holdover from the early
days of network computing. Back in the day, when computers could only run one application at a
time, all you had to do was point one computer at another computer on the network to connect
them as they would be running the same application. Once computers became sophisticated to
run multiple applications, early computer scientists had to wrestle with the issue of ensuring
applications connected to the right applications. Thus, ports were born.

Some ports have specific applications which are standards throughout the computing industry.
When you fetch a web page, for example, it uses port 80. The receiving computers software
knows that port 80 is used for serving http documents, so it listens there and responds
accordingly. If you send an http request over a different portsay, 143the web server wont
recognize it because its not listening there (although something else might be, like an IMAP email
server which traditionally uses that port).

Other ports dont have pre-assigned uses, and you can use them for whatever you want. To avoid
interfering with other standard-abiding applications, its best to use larger numbers for these
alternate configurations. Plex Media Server uses port 32400, for example, and Minecraft servers
use 25565both numbers that fall into this fair game territory.

Each port can be used via either TCP or UDP. TCP, or Transmission Control Protocol, is whats
used most commonly. UDP, or User Datagram Protocol, is less widely used in home applications
with one major exception: BitTorrent. Depending on what is listening, itll be expecting requests to
be made in either one or the other of these protocols.

Why You Need to Forward Ports

So why exactly would you need to forward ports? While some applications take advantage of
NAT to set their own ports and handle all the configuration for you, there are still plenty of
applications that do not, and youll need to give your router a helping hand when it comes to
connecting services and applications.

In the diagram below were starting with a simple premise. Youre on your laptop somewhere in
the world (with an IP address of 225.213.7.42), and you want to connect to your home network to
access some files. If you simply plug your home IP address (127.34.73.214) into whatever tool
youre using (an FTP client or remote desktop application, for example), and that tool doesnt take
advantage of those advanced router features we just mentioned, youre out of luck. It wont know
where to send your request, and nothing will happen.

This, by the way, is a great security feature. If somebody connects to your home network and they
arent connected to a valid port, you want the connection to get rejected. Thats the firewall
element of your router doing its job: rejecting unwelcome requests. If the person knocking on your
virtual door, however, is you, then the rejection isnt so welcome and we need to do a little
tweaking.
To solve that problem, you want to tell your router hey: when I access you with this program,
youll need to send it to this device at this port. With those instructions in place, your router will
make sure you can access the right computer and application on your home network.

So in this example, when youre out and about and using your laptop, you use different ports to
make your requests. When you access your home networks IP address using port 22, your router
at home knows that this should go to 192.168.1.100 inside the network. Then, the SSH daemon
on your Linux installation will respond. At the same time, you can make a request over port 80,
which your router will send to the web server at 192.168.1.150. Or, you can try to remotely control
your sisters laptop with VNC, and your router will connect you to your laptop at 192.168.1.200. In
this way, you can easily connect to all the devices youve set up a port forward rule for.

The usefulness of port forwarding doesnt end there though! You can even use port forwarding to
change existing services port numbers for clarity and convenience. For example, lets say you
have two web servers running on your home network and you want one to be readily and
obviously accessible (e.g. its a weather server you want people to be able to easily find) and the
other web server is for a personal project.
When you access your home network from the public-facing port 80, you can tell your router to
send it to port 80 on the weather server at 192.168.1.150, where it will be listening at port 80. But,
you can tell your router that when you access it via port 10,000, that it should go to port 80 on
your personal server, 192.168.1.250. This way, the second computer doesnt have to be
reconfigured to use a different port, but you can still manage traffic effectivelyand at the same
time by leaving the first web server linked to port 80 you make it easier for people accessing your
aforementioned weather server project.

Now that we know what port forwarding is and why we might want to use it, lets take a look at
some small considerations regarding port forwarding before diving into actually configuring it.

Considerations Before Configuring Your Router

There are a few things to keep in mind before sitting down to configure your router and running
through them in advance is guaranteed to cut down on frustration.

Set Static IP Address for Your Devices

First and foremost, all your port forwarding rules will fall apart if youre assigning them to devices
with dynamic IP addresses assigned by your routers DHCP service. We dig into the details of
what DHCP is in this article on DHCP vs. static IP address assignments, but well give you the
quick summary here.

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Your router has a pool of addresses that it reserves just for handing out to devices as they join
and leave the network. Think of it like getting a number at a diner when you arriveyour laptop
joins, boom, it gets IP address 192.168.1.98. Your iPhone joins, boom, it gets address
192.168.1.99. If you take those devices offline for a period of time or the router is rebooted, then
the whole IP address lottery happens all over again.

Under normal circumstances this is more than fine. Your iPhone doesnt care which internal IP
address it has. But if youve created a port forwarding rule that says your game server is at a
certain IP address and then the router gives it a new one, that rule wont work, and nobody will be
able to connect to your game server. In order to avoid that, you need to assign a static IP address
to each network device youre assigning a port forwarding rule to. The best way to do that is
through your routercheck out this guide for more info.

Know Your IP Address (and Set a Dynamic DNS Address)

In addition to using static IP assignments for the relevant devices inside your network, you also
want to be aware of your external IP addressyou can find it by visiting whatismyip.com while on
your home network. Although its possible you might have the same public IP address for months
or even over a year, your public IP address can change (unless your internet service provider has
explicitly given you a static public-facing IP address). In other words, you cant rely on typing in
your numeric IP address into whatever remote tool youre using (and you cant rely on giving that
IP address to a friend).

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Now, while you could go through the hassle of manually checking that IP address each time you
leave the house and intend to work away from home (or every time your friend is going to connect
to your Minecraft server or the like), thats a big headache. Instead, we highly recommend you set
up a Dynamic DNS service which will allow you to link your (changing) home IP address to a
memorable address like mysuperawesomeshomeserver.dynu.net. For more information how to
set up a dynamic DNS service with your home network, check out our full tutorial here.

Pay Attention to Local Firewalls

Once you set up the port forwarding on the router level, there is a possibility that you may need to
tweak firewall rules on your computer too. For example, weve gotten a lot of emails over the
years from frustrated parents setting up port forwarding so their kids can play Minecraft with their
friends. In almost every case, the problem is that despite setting up the port forwarding rules on
the router correctly, somebody ignored the Windows firewall request asking if it it was OK if the
Java platform (that runs Minecraft) could access the greater internet.

Be aware that on computers running local firewall and/or anti-virus software that includes firewall
protection, youll likely need to confirm the connection youve set up is okay.

Step One: Locate the Port Forwarding Rules on Your Router

Exhausted by all the networking lessons? Dont worry, its finally time to set it upand now that
you know the basics, its pretty simple.

As much as wed love to provide exact instructions for your exact router, the reality is that every
router manufacturer has their own software, and how that software looks can even vary between
router models. Rather than attempt to capture every variation, well highlight a few to give you an
idea what the menu looks like and encourage you to look up the manual or online help files for
your particular router to find the specifics.

In general, youre going to be looking for something calledyou guessed itPort Forwarding.
You may have to look through the different categories to find it, but if your router is any good, it
should be there.

For comparison, heres what the port forwarding menu looks like on D-Link DIR-890L router:
And heres what the port forwarding menu looks like on the same router running the popular third-
party DD-WRT firmware:

As you can see, the complexity between the two views varies greatly, even on the same
hardware. In addition, the location is completely different within the menus. As such its most
useful if you look up the exact instructions for your device using the manual or a search query.

Once youve located the menu its time to set up the actual rule.
Step Two: Create a Port Forwarding Rule

After learning all about port forwarding, setting up a dynamic DNS for your home IP address, and
all the other work that went into this, the important stepcreating the actual ruleis pretty much a
walk in the park. In the port forwarding menu on our router, were going to create two new port
forwarding rules: one for the Subsonic music server and one for a new Minecraft server we just
set up.

Despite the differences in location on different router software, the general input is the same.
Almost universally, youll name the port forwarding rule. Its best to simply name it what the server
or service is and then append it if need be for clarity (e.g. Webserver or Webserver-Weather if
there is more than one). Remember the TCP/UDP protocol we talked about at the beginning?
Youll also need to specify TCP, UDP, or Both. Some people are very militant about finding out
exactly what protocol every application and service uses and matching things up perfectly for
security purposes. Well be the first to admit that were lazy in this regard and we almost always
just pick Both to save time.

Some router firmware, including the more advanced DD-WRT were using in the screenshot
above, will allow you to specify a Source value which is list of IP addresses youre restricting the
port forward to for security purposes. You can use this feature if you wish, but be forewarned it
introduces a whole new host of headaches as it presumes that remote users (including you when
youre away from home and friends who are connecting in) have static IP addresses.

Next youll need to put in the external port. This is the port that will be open on the router and
facing the internet. You can use any number you want here between 1 and 65353, but practically
most of the lower numbers are taken up by standard services (like email and web servers) and
many of the higher numbers are assigned to fairly common applications. With that in mind, wed
recommend picking a number above 5,000 and, to be extra safe, using Ctrl+F to search this long
list of TCP/UDP port numbers to make sure youre not selecting a port that conflicts with an
existing service youre already using.
Finally, put in the internal IP address of the device, the port you on that device, and (if applicable)
toggle the rule on. Dont forget to save the settings.

Step Three: Test Your Port Forwarding Rule

The most obvious way to test if your port forward worked is to connect using the routine intended
for the port (e.g. have your friend connect their Minecraft client to your home server), but thats not
always an immediately available solution if youre not away from home.

Thankfully, theres a handy little port checker available online at YouGetSignal.com. We can test
to see if our Minecraft server port forward took simply by having the port tester try to connect to it.
Plug in your IP address and the port number and click Check.

You should receive a message, as seen above, like Port X is open on [Your IP]. If the port is
reported as closed, double check both the settings in the port forwarding menu on your router and
your IP and port data in the tester.

Its a wee bit of a hassle to set up port forwarding, but as long as you assign a static IP address to
the target device and set up a dynamic DNS server for your home IP address, its a task you only
need to visit once to enjoy hassle free access to your network in the future.
COME ACCEDERE AL TUO NETWORK FACILMENTE DA QUALSIASI POSTO CON DYNAMIC DSN

We all have things on our home network we want to access from the outside: music
collections, game servers, file stores, and more. Dynamic DNS makes it easy to give your
home network a memorable and easy to use address.

Whats Dynamic DNS And Why Would I Want It?

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Before dive into the tutorial and before we even start talking about what dynamic DNS
(DDNS) is, lets start with the basicswhat DNS even is. DNS, or Domain Name System, is the
magic that makes the internet user friendly, and the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Every internet-accessible resourceweb pages, FTP sites, you name ithas an IP address that
serves as the resources network address on the internet. These addresses are numeric, in
the format 123.123.123.123, and are not particularly easy to remember. Remember the last
time you went to 66.220.158.68 to check up on pictures of your niece? No? Of course you
dont, because you typed facebook.com into your web browser instead of 66.220.158.68. A
DNS server resolved your human-friendly request of facebook.com into a machine-friendly
address that sent you, probably in a hundredth of a second or less, to Facebook.

Wouldnt it be great if you could set up the same trick for your home network? This is where
Dynamic DNS (DDNS) comes into play. Its easy to for big companies to set up domain names
like Facebook.com because the address of their web server is static (once they have the IP
address it doesnt change). Your home IP address is different though. People with residential
connections get a dynamically assigned IP address. Your ISP has a big pool of addresses and
they share them with everyone on an as-needed-basis.

This makes it pretty difficult to pull the same trick that is so easy for the likes of Coca-Cola
because the address you have today isnt the address you might have next week. Thankfully
DDNS providers make it dead simple to assign a memorable name to your home IP address
because they update automatically as your IP address changes over time.
DDNS gives your Minecraft server a memorable address.

Once you set up DDNS when you share your music collection with friends or invited them to
play on your sweet homemade Minecraft server, you can just point them to an easy-to-
remember name (instead of looking up your home IP address every time you share a
connect with them). Anytime you want to connect to your home computer from afar, you just
type in mypersonaladdress.dynu.net (or something of the sort) and youre there.

What You Need

Setting up DDNS for your home network is really simple, free, and once setup should require
next to no maintenance over time. Lets take a look at what you need and the two different
methods you can use to keep your DDNS address up to date.

A DDNS Host

First and foremost, you need a DDNS host. Historically the go-to solution nearly everyone
used was DynDNS. However back in 2014 they did away with their free plan (which was a
perfect fit for the vast majority of home users), and went paid-only. Thankfully, more than a
few providers have popped up to fill that free-for-the-little-guy DDNS hosting niche.
If youre looking for a great free DDNS provider you dont have to look very far. You can score
top-rate service for free at No-IP, Dynu Systems, and Zonomi DNS Hostingto name just a
few of the excellent options out there.

Although every DDNS provider, free and paid, will provide the most basic functionality
resolving some address like yourpersonaladdress.dynu.net to your home IP addressthere
are a few features power users might want to pay attention to when comparing different
DDNS hosts. Some people people may want to use their own domain instead of DDNS-
branded sub (e.g. you want yourpersonaladdress.com to resolve to your home IP instead of
yourpersonaladdress.no-ip.net). There are also other features like multiple sub-domains so
you can set up multiple addresses like music.yourpersonaladdress.com,
minecraft.yourpersonaladdress.com, and so on.

For the purposes of this tutorial well be using Dynu Systems, both because its well
established and offers a wide range of features for free.

A Router With DDNS Support

In addition, youll want a router that supports DDNS services. Why is this so ideal? When your
router supports DDNS services, you can simply plug in your DDNS provider information and
your router will automatically update the address behind the scenes. As long as your router
is on, your DDNS entry will always be up to date, which means youll always be able to
connect.

Note: Your router may only support a few select services, so you may want to check your
routers admin page before you sign up for a service. That way, you know youre getting an
account with a DDNS provider your router supports.
A Local Update Client

If your router doesnt support DDNS services, you will need a local client to run on a
frequently used computer somewhere on your home network. This lightweight little
application will check what your IP address is and then phone home to the DDNS provider to
update your DDNS record. Its less ideal than a router-based solutionif the computer isnt on
when your IP address changes, then the record doesnt get updatedbut its certainly better
than manually editing your DDNS entry.

How to Configure Dynamic DNS

Lets take a look at how to set up a simple DDNS account with Dynu, point it at our home
network, and set up automatic DDNS entry updating. Although were using the Dynu web
portal and settings, the general setup process is nearly identical across providers and can be
easily adapted (consult the support files for your provider if you need additional help).

Step One: Create and Configure an Account

Head over to Dynus sign up page here and sign up for an account. Confirm the registration
in your email. Once youve confirmed the setup you can login to your Dynu account and visit
the Control Panel, as seen below. Click on DDNS Services.

Click on the blue + Add button on the far right.

Enter the hostname and domain name you wish to use, here labeled Host and Top Level.
Click + Add to add the entry to your account. If you wish to use your own domain name you
can also enter it here and follow the instructions for linking your domain name to the DDNS
service.

Confirm that the IP address in the DDNS entry is correct (if youre working from your home
network it should be, if not, youll need to edit it here). Click save once youve confirmed
everything looks good.
For basic no-frills DDNS redirection, thats all there is to it. Lets look at the next important
step: setting up your home network to automatically update the servers for you.

Step Two: Configure Your Router

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Creating the actual DDNS entry is only half the battle when it comes to time saving and
convenience. The other half is automating the whole process. Lets look at how to automate
DDNS updates at the router and the desktop level.

Well be using a D-Link router running the fantastic third-party DD-WRT firmware to
demonstrate, but the settings are pretty standardized across all routers that support DDNS
consult the documentation for your router or firmware to find out where the DDNS settings
are, or just poke around the settings until you find them.

On DD-WRT youll find it under Setup > DDNS. By default, it is disabled. Open the drop down
menu, as seen below, and select Custom. As you can see DD-WRT (and many other routers)
come with pre-configured entries for various DDNS services but the custom entry offers the
most flexibility (if you have it).
After selecting Custom you will need to enter the following information: the DYNDNS server
(api.dynu.com for those using Dynu), your username and password (the same ones you log
into the Dynu service with), and the hostname you selected in the previous section of the
tutorial (e.g. yourpersonaladdress.dynu.com). If you arent sure what your DYNDNS server is,
consult the documentation for the service you signed up for.
Leave the rest of the settings as they are. Click Save. Your router will now update the DDNS
server every time your IP addresss changes (and, even if it hasnt changed, it will still connect
to the DDNS server every 10 days, per the Force Update Interval to check in).

Alternate Step Two: Configure a PC-Based Updater

Router-based updating is far superior to using a PC-based updater, but if you dont have
a DDNS-friendly router, a PC-based updater is the only way to automate the update process.
To use a PC-based updater, first swing by the downloads section in the control panel of your
DDNS provider. You can find the downloads section for Dynu Systems here. Grab the
appropriate application for your system (in our case, Windows) and download it.

After installing the application, run it for the first time and input your username and
password, click Save.
In the log window youll see the client connect and update your IP address. Click Close to
send the app to the system tray and, more or less, forget about it. For a run down of the
advanced settings, see this support file here.

Configuring Port Forwarding and Other Considerations

What we have achieved, at this point in the tutorial, is to direct a human-friendly domain
name to your home networks IP address. Its critical to understand that all this accomplishes
is replacing your hard to remember (and frequently changing) number-based IP address
with an easy to use word-based domain.

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It does not alter your home network settings in anyway so whatever worked (or didnt work)
before you set up the DDNS system will keep working (or not working) with the new DDNS
address. If you used to connect to your home music server while you were at work by visiting
XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:5900 (your home IP address, port 5900) you can now connect to it at
yournewDDNSaddress.com:5900.

On the other hand if you couldnt connect to that locally hosted music server before setting
up the DDNS service, then you still cantbecause that service was never configured to have
an internet-facing address. Youll need to dig into your router settings and set up port
forwarding for all the services you want to access from outside your home network.

The same goes for any services hosted by the router itself. If you want to access the routers
built-in network attached storage from outside your home network via the DDNS address,
for example, youll need to check the routers settings and ensure that router-based service is
accessible from outside the network first.

All told, its a very minor hassle to set up DDNS but a really big reward. From now on instead
of inviting your friends to play on your Minecraft server by saying Wait, hold on, I gotta
check what my IP address is, just a minute you can simply say Ill see you online because
the special hostname you reserved is still pointing right back to your home address.
COME ACCENDERE IL TUO PC DA INTERNET

If you use remote desktop, remote file access, or other server software, you may leave your
computer on at home or work when you leave the house. This uses more power. Instead,
you could simply remotely power on your PC whenever you need to use it.

This takes advantage of Wake-on-LAN. In spite of its name, its possible to set up Wake-on-
LAN so that you can send magic packets that will wake a computer up over the Internet.

Set Up Wake-On-LAN

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To make this work, youll first have to set up Wake-On-LAN normally. Youll typically find this
setting in a computers BIOS. Enter the BIOS and ensure the Wake-On-LAN option is enabled.

If you dont see this option in your BIOS, check the computer or motherboards manual to
see if it supports Wake-on-LAN. The computer may not support Wake-on-LAN or WoL may
always be enabled with no related options in the BIOS.

You may also have to enable this option from within Windows, whether theres a WoL option
in your BIOS or not. Open the Windows Device Manager, locate your network device in the
list, right-click it, and select Properties. Click the Advanced tab, locate Wake on magic packet
in the list, and enable it.
Wake-on-LAN isnt enabled in Windows 8s default hybrid shutdown mode, so youll need to
disable the Fast startup option if youre doing this on Windows 8.

To access this option, open the Control Panel, click System and Security, click Power Options,
and click Choose what the power buttons do in the sidebar. Click the Change settings that
are currently unavailable link at the top of the window, scroll down, and uncheck Turn on
fast startup (recommended). Your PC will start up a bit slower, but youll be able to use
Wake-on-LAN.
The Port-Forwarding Method

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Wake-On-LAN uses UDP. Many utilities use ports 7 or 9, but you can use any port you like for
this. Youll need to forward a UDP port to all IP addresses behind your router you cant just
forward to a specific IP address. The Wake-on-LAN packet must be forwarded to every device
running behind your router, and a device will only wake up if the information in the WoL
packet matches it. This is known as a subnet directed broadcast.

To do this, youll need to forward the port to the broadcast address, which will broadcast
the packet to all computers on a network. The broadcast address is 192.168.*.255. For
example, if your PC has the IP address 192.168.1.123, youd enter 192.168.1.255 as the
broadcast address. If your PC has the IP address 192.168.0.123, youd enter 192.168.0.255 as
the broadcast address.

Access your routers configuration page and locate the port-forwarding screen to configure
this.
Some routers may not allow you to forward ports to this IP, so you may need to trick your
router into allowing you to do this another way. You may want to look up information about
forwarding Wake-on-LAN packets or forwarding packets to the broadcast address with your
router.

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You may also want to set up dynamic DNS on your router. Even if your IP address changes,
youll be able to send a Wake-On-LAN packet to your routers dynamic DNS hostname and it
will arrive at your computer. Having a consistent hostname also makes it easier to remotely
access services running on your PC.
Next, choose a tool for sending that magic packet. There are many, many different options
for sending Wake-On-LAN packets. We previously recommended depicus, whose website
offers a variety of free Wake-On-LAN utilities for any platform you might want. For example,
you could use the graphical Wake on LAN Windows program, a web interface that allows you
to send a packet from your browser, or an Android app. Free Wake-on-LAN utilities are
available for every platform you might want one for heres one for iPhone.

When using any of these tools, youll need to enter four bits of information:

MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of the network interface listening for the Wake-
On-LAN packet.

IP Address or Domain Name: Enter your routers IP address on the Internet or a

dynamic DNS address like you.ddns.com.

Subnet Mask: Youll also have to enter the appropriate subnet mask for the computer
behind the router.

Port Number: Enter the number of the UDP port you forwarded to the broadcast
address .

The tool can then send a magic packet with the correct information and if youve
configured everything correctly your PC will wake up.
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Theres an easier way to do this. Remote access programs like TeamViewer and Parallels
Access now have Wake-on-LAN support built-in, so you can skip some of the more tedious
setup process and wake your PC with the remote-access program you already use. Well use
TeamViewer as an example here because its the best solution for remotely accessing a PCs
desktop or even the files on its hard drive in our opinion.

Youll find these options under Extras > Options in TeamViewer. Click the Configure button
next to Wake-on-LAN to set them up.

TeamViewer allows you to use TeamViewer IDs within your network to wake a remote PC.
For example, lets say you have five different PCs at home. Four of them are powered off, and
one is powered on with TeamViewer running. You can then Wake the other four PCs from
within TeamViewer if youve set this up correctly. TeamViewer will send the Wake-on-LAN
information to the one PC running TeamViewer, and that PC can send the Wake-on-LAN
packets from within the network. You wont have to set up port-forwarding, use third-party
tools, or worry about the remote IP address. You will still have to enable Wake-on-LAN in the
BIOS and device manager, however.
TeamViewer also has the ability to set up Public address Wake-on-LAN. This just allows you
to initiate a Wake-on-LAN packet from within the TeamViewer application, even if all remote
PCs are powered off. Youll have to go through the port-forwarding process to ensure the PC
running TeamViewer publicly reachable. You can then wake the PC from within TeamViewer
rather than relying on additional third-party software.
The networking bits can be a bit complicated, especially if your router gets in your way and
prevents you from changing the settings you need. A third-party router firmwares may be
more helpful in fact, DD-WRT even provides an integrated way to wake your PCs on a
schedule by sending Wake-on-LAN packets.
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