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Ping and Wake

Communityv1.0.1Updated last year
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Generic Ping and Wake

This module will ping a host, and if the host is not alive, send a Wake-On-LAN magic packet to the MAC address of the host. If the MAC address is not known, it will attempt an ARP lookup first.

Configuration

  • Host IP Address
  • Host MAC Address (if known)
  • Attempt ARP Lookup of MAC Address
  • Ping Settings
    • Timeout Rate
    • Retry Rate (how often to re-ping)
  • Wake On Lan (WOL) Settings
    • UDP Port (default is Port 9)
    • Broadcast Address
    • Resend Attempts
    • Interval between Packet Resends
  • Enable Verbose Logging

Actions

  • Start Ping Interval (Ping will auto start when module is configured, but if you want to stop pinging and restart it, use this action)
  • Stop Ping Interval (Variables and Feedbacks will stop working also)
  • Perform ARP Now
  • Send WOL Now
  • Enable/Disable WOL Function
  • Shutdown Windows PC

Feedbacks

  • Host is Alive or Not Alive

Variables

  • Host IP
  • Host MAC
  • Ping Variables
    • Host is Alive
    • Max Ping Response Time
    • Min Ping Response Time
    • Avg Ping Response Time
    • Packet Loss Percentage
    • Last Ping Performed
  • ARP Variables
    • Last ARP Successful
    • Last ARP Performed
  • WOL Variables
    • UDP Port
    • Broadcast Address
    • Resend Attempts
    • Interval between Packet Resends
    • Last WOL Sent

Details

Manufacturer
Generic
Product
Ping and Wake
Latest Version
v1.0.1
Author
Joseph Adams
Contributors
josephdadams(13)
peternewman(1)

Open Issues and Requests

tonicofonico#10 [Feature]: Implement UDP socket error logging and optimize Subnet-Directed Broadcast documentationmrcheap1984#1 Unable to configure module

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