{"id":9912,"date":"2022-12-14T05:02:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T04:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/?p=9912"},"modified":"2022-12-14T05:02:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T04:02:10","slug":"how-to-configure-wireless-wake-on-lan-for-linux-wifi-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2022\/12\/14\/how-to-configure-wireless-wake-on-lan-for-linux-wifi-card\/","title":{"rendered":"How to configure wireless wake-on-lan for Linux WiFi card"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How to configure wireless wake-on-lan for Linux WiFi card – nixCraft<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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I<\/span> have Network Attached Storage (NAS) server that backups all my devices. However, I am having a hard time with my Linux-powered laptop. I cannot back up my laptop\/computer when it is in suspended or sleep mode. How do I configure my wifi on a laptop to accept a wireless wol when using an Intel-based wifi card? How can I configure wireless wake-on-lan on Linux?
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Wake-on-LAN (WOL) is an Ethernet networking standard<\/a> that allows a server to be turned on by a network message. You must send \u2018magic packets to wake-on-lan enabled ethernet adapters and motherboards to switch on the called systems.<\/p>\n


Wake on Wireless (WoWLAN or WoW) is a feature to allow the Linux system to go into a low-power state while the wireless NIC remains active and stay connected to an AP. This quick tutorial shows how to enable WoWLAN or WoW (wireless wake-on-lan) mode with a wifi card installed in a Linux based laptop or desktop computer.<\/p>\n

Please note that not all WiFi cards or Linux drivers support the WoWLAN feature.<\/p>\n

Syntax to configure wireless wake-on-lan under Linux<\/h2>\n

You need to use the iw command to see or manipulate wireless devices and their configuration on a Linux based system. The syntax is:
iw command<br \/>\niw [options] command<\/code><\/p>\n

List all wireless devices and their capabilities<\/h2>\n

Type the following command:
<\/code><\/p>\n

iw list<br \/>\n<\/code>iw list | more<br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n

iw dev<\/code>
Sample outputs:<\/p>\n

phy#0\n\tInterface wlp3s0\n\t\tifindex 3\n\t\twdev 0x1\n\t\taddr 6c:88:14:ff:36:d0\n\t\ttype managed\n\t\tchannel 149 (5745 MHz), width: 40 MHz, center1: 5755 MHz\n\t\ttxpower 15.00 dBm\n<\/pre>\n
Please note down phy0.<\/p>\n
Find out the current status of your wowlan<\/h2>\n
Open the terminal app and type the following command to find out wowlan status:
<\/code><\/p>\n
iw phy0 wowlan show<\/code>
Sample outputs:
WoWLAN is disabled<\/code><\/p>\n
How to enable wowlan<\/h2>\n
The syntax is:
sudo iw phy {phyname} wowlan enable {option}<\/code>
Where,<\/p>\n
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  1. {phyname} \u2013 Use iw dev to get phy name.<\/li>\n
  2. {option} \u2013 Can be any, disconnect, magic-packet and so on.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    For example, I am going to enable wowlan for phy0:
    <\/code><\/p>\n
    sudo iw phy0 wowlan enable any<\/code>
    OR
    <\/code>sudo iw phy0 wowlan enable magic-packet disconnect<\/code>
    Verify it:
    <\/code><\/p>\n
    iw phy0 wowlan show<\/code>
    Sample outputs:<\/p>\n
    WoWLAN is enabled:\n * wake up on disconnect\n * wake up on magic packet\n<\/pre>\n
    Test it<\/h2>\n
    Put your laptop in suspend or sleep mode and send ping request or magic packet from your nas server:
    <\/code><\/p>\n
    sudo sh -c 'echo mem > \/sys\/power\/state'<\/code>
    Send ping request from your nas server using the ping command<\/a> <\/code>ping your-laptop-ip<\/code>
    OR     send magic packet using wakeonlan command<\/a> :
    <\/code>wakeonlan laptop-mac-address-here<br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n
    etherwake MAC-Address-Here<\/code><\/p>\n
    How do I disable WoWLAN?<\/h2>\n
    The syntax is:
    <\/code><\/p>\n
    sudo phy {phyname} wowlan disable<br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n
    sudo phy0 wowlan disable<\/code><\/p>\n
    How to enable iw settings after reboot?<\/h2>\n
    Edit or update or create a file named \/etc\/rc.local<\/kbd> as follows:
    sudo vim \/etc\/rc.local<\/code>
    Update it as follows:<\/p>\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
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    \n
    \n
    \n
    #!\/bin\/bash<\/span>\n\/<\/span>sbin\/<\/span>iw phy0 wowlan enable<\/span> magic-packet disconnect\nexit<\/span> 0<\/span><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    Save and close the file in vim<\/a>. Run the chmod command to set correct permissions:
    <\/code><\/p>\n
    sudo chmod +x \/etc\/rc.local<\/code>
    Under systemd rc-local will gets pulled automatically into multi-user.target by systemd-rc-local-generator if \/etc\/rc.local is executable. For example, to view this file, run:
    <\/code><\/p>\n
    sudo systemctl edit --full rc-local<\/code>
    See     how to enable rc.local shell script on systemd while booting Linux system<\/a> for more info.<\/p>\n
    Conclusion<\/h2>\n
    You learned how to configure wireless (Wi-Fi) for wake-on-lan under Linux operaring system using the iw command. For more info read the iw command man page<\/a>:
    <\/code><\/p>\n
    man iw<br \/>\n<\/code>iw --help<\/code><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
    How to configure wireless wake-on-lan for Linux WiFi card – nixCraft<\/p>\n
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