THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I could not figure it out - and then I found your tutorial. Straightforward, clear and easy to follow. I now have my computer all hooked up to Alexa. Thank you again!
SOLUTION: To everyone who does have ASUS motherboard and still can't make it work after following all steps. You need to go in to the BIOS under Advanced/APM Configuration/Turn on PC by PCI-E and set it to Enabled and it will work!
I tried searching for a tutorial in my native language which is spanish and i could only find a tutorial that was 30 minutes long and it dragged out so long as well as it added a ton of unnecessary apps.. Thankfully i found this video earlier today and the setup couldn't be easier, kudos to you because it was extremely simple and easy to do and it was nice knowing how the feature worked.
Pues yo no consigo encenderlo con el Amazon Echo, habilite la tarjeta de red, añadi la extension, me lo reconoce Alexa, pero cuando le ordeno encender el PC me contesta Vale, y ya esta, simplemente no lo enciende. ¿que estoy haciendo mal?
@@eduardofox3882 Asegúrate de habilitar la opción de wake on Lan en tu bios, busca si tu motherboard soporta la opción. Si hiciste todo bien debería de funcionar, quizás revisa si el código Mac esta bien puesto y que no estas poniendo una tarjeta de red que no es.
Hi guys, for those who have troubles turning on the pc while completely shut off, make sure you have tried the following steps: 1) enabled WOL from the control panel 2) enabled WOL from BIOS (you can find tutorials easily for your motherboard) 3) disabled the Fast Startup option For the last step go to control panel > power options > choose what the power buttons do (from the left menu) > change settings that are currently unavailable and finally uncheck the "Turn on fast startup" option. Hope it helps and btw great video Andy :)
This is great. Finally got the wake on Lan skill to work. Now I can be out and about and if work needs me to send something from my pc and it's off I can turn it on and control it remotely! 😁
Awesome! I tried following along with another video about a year ago, could never end up getting it working… finally got it setup properly with your video, thanks!
I don’t have BIOS, I have the UEFI setup, which has nothing about WOL... Edit: I figured it out, you just need to go to the advanced tab, ACPI configuration, then enable PCIE Devices Power On.
Worked Perfectly. Thank you for the video. I have put my laptop in the "Gaming group" in the Alexa Group so everything power's up all at the same time! Nice ! :)
Andy, thank you for this information. I just realized that I could turn my PC on remotely. Found your video and it worked perfectly. I appreciate your posting :-)
No problems so far, but no harm reaching out to the creator to see if he can answer any questions you might have. At least Amazon have allowed the skill so at least theres some potential accountability.
It's not working, everytime I ask to turn on my pc alexa says ok then nothing happens. And on the wake on lan app on my phone it just keeps saying PC woke even though it's off.
So check out some recent comments as there are some updates and bios options to try suggested by some people. Bare in mind this will only work on lan cards and if the wake on lan app doesn't work its most likely the local network or the PC setup.
Enable the skill on amazon account, make sure your WoL is enabled in BIOS and Windows (I assume it is), add your pc's mac address on the website and then the step I was forgetting to do was to ask alexa to "discover devices" (just need to say that once after adding to the wolskill website) . That's when my PC was detected and then I could say alexa turn on my pc and it worked fine
@@mohammedkahaf2428 I did everything, wolskill website, bios, discover device, I mean everything event flashing a custom firmware in my router. WOL work with apps. so its not my pc config and or router or bios. its not the website because its linked succesfully, its not the mac adresse also since its a copy paste from my router WOL feature. Alexa say okay when I ask her to open the pc. All I can see its the sonosbeam firmware doesn't allow WOL. ALL I see its the Wake on lan controller isn't supported by third party alexa device.
WOL on the eithernetwork card? Does your compute need to be connected to a hub through an ethernet cable? Or will this work when your PC is wifi? thanks
Only works via ethernet as the ethernet cable provides enough power to trigger the wake on lan command. Wifi will switch off when the PC is off so can't listen for the wake command.
1. should i logout from wolskill website after setting up the info ? 2.In your video wolskill is showing Amazon id and a License no but for me it is only Amazon ID...why? 3. " Now you can add the WOL skill on the Alexa app, sign in with the same details and it will detect this PC as a smart device that Alexa can now control." .......... this Alexa app is installed where in my pc or in my phone?
It doesn't matter if you logout from the website when you're done adding PCs, however if you watch fully, you need to sign up for a licence and WOLskill ID to use the windows app. Wake on lan you can do without a licence, but to use the PC app which performs the shutdown you need a licence. It's once off and unlimited.
(June 2022) I can only turn off my Acer Predator by saying: "Alexa, turn off the computer" and when I said "Alexa, turn on my computer" it won't turn my computer on. I tried to follow your instructions to the letter, but the software in the Alexa App is different and my computer wont' let me access its BOIS. Update: I had to take out the hardware I installed on my laptop and use the laptop alone to access its BOIS Settings. I enabled "Wake on LAN" and I can only turn the laptop off
Best thing is to use a free wake on lan app from your phone to check its setup correctly. Each PC has slightly different BIOS and lan card settings so best to Google your own setup as there's no way to troubleshoot each specific configuration. Remember this doesn't work with WiFi cards, only wired lan, and not all motherboards will support so best to Google your card and board to see if there's specific settings for your hardware. Some are pretty well buried or have slightly different names or descriptions, but most have the functionality.
Could be a few things to be honest. You could try the following, but each machine is slightly different so it's really trial and error. Best bet is to Google search wake on lan for your specific PC and see if theres any particular settings you need. * update the driver for the network card * check that WOL is enabled in the bios * disable any firewalls temporarily
Best thing is to use a free wake on lan app from your phone to check its setup correctly. Each PC has slightly different BIOS and lan card settings so best to Google your own setup as there's no way to troubleshoot each specific configuration. Remember this doesn't work with WiFi cards, only wired lan, and not all motherboards will support so best to Google your card and board to see if there's specific settings for your hardware. Most common issues are: * firewall blocking * wrong mac address on website * lan card needs updating
True! Figured this out the hard way! In more recent videos I do this or refer to Alexa as 'herself ' in my best Irish accent. :) Thanks for the input though 👍
There should be a search icon, like a magnifying glass on the top right in the discover tab. If not I'd suggest uodatjng the app, and if needs be reaching out to Amazon support.
Does this work if my PC is not connected to a physical ethernet? I have onboard wifi on my motherboard and that is how I connect my PC to the internet so wondering if this will actually work for tht?
No unfortunately not as the WiFi doesn't stay connected to the network once powered off whereas the ethernet does. So the WiFi won't listen for the wake command. :(
For some reason this is not working for me, I did triple check everything, my MAC is right, I tried multiple names for the PC, the PC is showing in my devices in Alexa app, I did re do it couple of times in different orders, in the bios wake op on lan is enabled, it is the right lan card because it is the only one I have and I did quadruple check that my PC is using that card to connect to the internet, even in the bios the MAC was the same as the one on wolskill, account is showing as linked with green color and still when I tell alexa to start it with no matter what what "switch on my" or "turn on the" she says "OK" and nothing happens...
Best thing is to use a free wake on lan app from your phone to check its setup correctly. Each PC has slightly different BIOS and lan card settings so best to Google your own setup as there's no way to troubleshoot each specific configuration. Remember this doesn't work with WiFi cards, only wired lan, and not all motherboards will support so best to Google your card and board to see if there's specific settings for your hardware. Some are pretty well buried or have slightly different names or descriptions, but most have the functionality.
@@AndysTechLife Ok, your answer made me search again to maybe find why it didn't work and I found it and fixed it! The issue was that in the BIOS of ASUS mobos(B360 Asus ROG STRIX F-Gaming is mine) there is a setting "Power on PC by PCI-E" which have to be enabled, and now it works perfectly. Maybe you can communicate that some other users aswell, it is in the Advanced/APM Configuration/Power on PC by PCI-E - Enabled, thank you.
You probably won't see this but if possible can you help me? I tried doing this on Windows 11 and my network adapter doesn't seem to see the auto wake feature
Best thing is to Google your own PC and the make and model of the network adapter as different bios and chipsets will have different settings and ways to setup wake on lan. Remember that this will only work on wired (LAN) network adapters and you will probably need to check settings in your bios and update the drivers for the network card before this will work.
so I got it to work for turning my computer on from sleep mode, but it will not power on from off status and it also wont turn my pc off either and I did purchase the license. any ideas? thanks
I know the first time it didnt work for me I had to update the driver for my network card and then it worked. You might also check if theres a setting that allows the device to shut down the computer as I've seen this in some power settings and ensure this is enabled. Hope this helps. Seems like this isn't the most straightforward setup for some people.
For turning off you need to install the windows app and setup a licence etc. If your PC is not coming back on after a manual shutdown you'll need to check that your bios is still waiting for a wake on lan request if shut down and not just if it goes to sleep. The exact setup varies from PC to PC so best to google your own machine/ bios, but a good way to test is with a free wake on lan app on your phone.
No it isn't over kill and yes it's extremely geeky and we love it Thank you so much. I have a room set up so when I say "Alexa Start Game Room" my PC comes on and all my philips hue and racing simulator and the electric blinds drop thermostat sets tp 19 degrees (too hot with all the screens in the room) or in the Summer it turns the air con on owe and starts my play list 🤣 amazing time to be alive.
I've done everything and have gotten as far as getting my pc to turn off through Alexa but it won't turn on either while shut down or sleeping. Please help!
Best thing is to use a free wake on lan app from your phone to check its setup correctly. Each PC has slightly different BIOS and lan card settings so best to Google your own setup as there's no way to troubleshoot each specific configuration. Remember this doesn't work with WiFi cards, only wired lan, and not all motherboards will support so best to Google your card and board to see if there's specific settings for your hardware. Most common issues are: * firewall blocking * wrong mac address on website * lan card needs updating
Just before I do this, can someone please respond to me if I can complete the wake up on LAN step and still ber able to turn on my computer using the built in power button? Or will I only be able to control power with Alexa
Power options will still work as normal assuming there's no weird settings in your BIOS that disable the physical button. But I've never seen that before myself.
The skill should work anywhere as it's available globally. Try installing the skill in Alexa app first and if this works you should be able to buy the licence. Its called Wake On Lan by Oscar Penelo. Its charged in Euro but your credit card should convert this to dollars when you pay. The currency doesn't matter.
I try hitting the Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller Properties you've mentioned at around 3:19, but it only shows me 6 little tabs. General, Advanced, Driver, Details, Events, and Resources. Does this mean my computer is not capable of running it?
This don t work for me! Did u install any app on your desktop? I installed Wolskill and it asked for my license which btw i don t have one (sry for my english).I turned off firewall protection and updated my driver but I m not sure if I turned on WOL in bios correctly motherboard: Asus B250M-PLUS
The app for the desktop is only to shutdown the PC and you only need the license if you want to shutdown. I'd suggest trying a free WOL app on your phone to check if the PC is correctly set up for wake on lan, if this doesn't work, then its an issue with the setup of the PC. Try this one: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.uk.mrwebb.wakeonlan&hl=en&gl=US I can't really help with individual motherboards as each setup is slightly different, so I'd advise checking some of the other comments on the video to see what other people tried. Hope this helps.
Hey Andy, the skill works perfectly to turn on my pc but when i say turn off to alexa it does nothing. the app has my licese but says disconnected. Could you help me with this issue?
I found this happens if there's a space at the end of the licence key when copying and pasting, so check there's no blank space. Also check if the WOL app on windows can get through any firewall you have setup as it may not be able to verify the licence. If this does not work you should reach out to the developer, his contact details are on. The bottom of the site.
Andy: Considering this process.......However in just perusing the early steps I noticed one of the steps when checking access was "ONLY allow wake up with a magic packet" ??????? If I check this box; will I still be able to turn the PC on manually???
Yes the magic packet is only for the wake on lan method, its just a specific packet of information that it waits for, but everything manual will remain unaffected.
I have a problem, I have the option of wake on lan on my bios on. But when i give the command to alexa didn't work. Only works when the pc is suspected
The only things I can think if here is that the Bios may have a setting for sleep instead of switch off. Or the lan card could be turned off by windows when the PC powers off. Best to Google your own bios and lan card to see if there's a specific setting. Just FYI there are some cards and bios that just don't seem to support. :( hope you get it sorted.
Can I make the turn off PC command to put the PC to sleep mode instead if I customize the PC's power button to (sleep) from the "Choose what the power buttons do" in the Control Panel?
So in the Windows companion app for WOL Skill there is an option to change from shutdown to sleep, but to be honest it never seems to work for me but you might have more luck :(
Best thing is to use a free wake on lan app from your phone to check its setup correctly. Each PC has slightly different BIOS and lan card settings so best to Google your own setup as there's no way to troubleshoot each specific configuration. Remember this doesn't work with WiFi cards, only wired lan, and not all motherboards will support so best to Google your card and board to see if there's specific settings for your hardware. Most common issues are: * firewall blocking * wrong mac address on website * lan card needs updating
Best thing is to Google your own PC as different bios and chipsets will have different settings and ways to get in. Your Network card could be called something else depending on the hardware and boards in the device. Bare in mind, this will only work for wired LAN cards, not Wifi, so you have to find your own particular network card and follow the rest of the steps. There's no one route I can give for every PC as each motherboard and chipset is slightly different so best to Google how to for your own PC.
Has to be wired ethernet since when the PC shuts off the WiFi card can't operate or authenticate with the network, whereas LAN cable keep the network card alive and connected.
Hi . I have done exactly as described in the video but it doesn't work . Alexa says okay when I tell her to turn on but nothing happens . Checked the bios and device manager as well . The device is showing on my Alexa app . Can you suggest what to do next .
Best thing is to use a free wake on lan app from your phone to check its setup correctly. Each PC has slightly different BIOS and lan card settings so best to Google your own setup as there's no way to troubleshoot each specific configuration. Remember this doesn't work with WiFi cards, only wired lan, and not all motherboards will support so best to Google your card and board to see if there's specific settings for your hardware. Most common issues are: * firewall blocking * wrong mac address on website * lan card needs updating
I did all the steps, got as far as testing wake on lan from a web page, however wolskill still not working. I only have Alexa as an app on my iPhone but I tell it to turn on the computer and it says ok. Not sure what else. Only thing I can think of is for the webpage that worked i can choose the port i have forwarded on my router (port 9 udp) but i am unable to find what port wolskill uses. Any help would be appreciated.
Interestingly it also doesn't work when i use my phone, but works when i ask any of my echo devices. Perhaps the phone app interacts differently or isn't sending the wake from lan packet
Hello, I can't find the "WOL & shutdown Link Speed" on my ethernet connection connected to my motherboard, but I do have the "Wake on Magic Packet" "Wake on Pattern Match" and "Wake on Link Settings". Does it have to be connected to a PCIe Network Card for it to work? Thanks in advance.
It should still work with the ethernet built into the motherboard. This is the setup I have, but I still had to update the drivers for the ethernet before I could see all the options. If this doesn't work you might need to check your bios settings for it. It varies slightly from board to board.
1. The network cable should be connected ? 2. It will work if my Mac code is just 12 digits? 3. Normally now "my laptop" is shown on the device lists, but it's not responsive.
1. Yes will only work with network cable not via laptop. 2. MAC addresses are generally 12 digits with : between each pair of 2. 3. Don't understand that last one tbh. But this will work with any wired device as long as the bios and card support Wake On Lan
So confused on how I’m supposed to get to bio settings especially since I use a 60% keyboard, I’ve tried FN and backspace as well as FN then F2, nothing shows up, plus if I do manage to get there, where do I look to make sure it’s enabled
Best thing is to Google your own PC as different bios and chipsets will have different settings and ways to get in. If your BIOS is UEFI you might be able to boot into it from Windows. In settings go to update & security then recovery and what you want to do is restart now under advanced start up. This should give you a menu which will bring you into UEFI (bios for some devices). As I said though there's no one route I can give for every PC as each motherboard and chipset is slightly different so best to Google how to for your own PC.
Under advanced I don't see Wake on Lan or Magic Packet, though I did have the correct settings available in the power management section. Any idea what I need to do?
It might show up as something slightly different on some cards. Bare in mind this is lan cards only. One thing to try is updating the drivers for the lan card and if that doesn't work only advice is to Google you're specific network card to see if the option is available.
Hello, I saw your video about WoL with Alexa. Unfortunately this doesn't work properly for me. I can turn off the computer with Alexa but I can't turn it on. Turning it on from another computer on the network using a different tool works. Just not through Alexa. Do you have any ideas what could be causing this? Warm greetings Tom
So the first thing to check is that you have a physical Amazon Alexa device on the same network, i.e connected to the same router. It's a weird one, but it seems like the physical devices are the ones that actually send the WOL command since they're local. So if you're just using the app or something else, it won't work. Worth checking if your router is blocking anything or putting the Alexa devices on a different subnet. Other thing to check is that in the Alexa app you see your PC as a 'switch' under the list of smart devices, if not you may need to search using the WOLskill skill again in the Alexa app. Hope this helps.
Plz help. ive gone through several tutorials with the same thing being said and while ive done everything, my pc isnt being picked up on the alexa app :(
So first and foremost, you need to ensure that the WOLskill website has the correct MAC address for your PC before anything will be detected in the Alexa app. Try a free WOL app on your phone to see if WOL is working on your PC, this will also give you the correct MAC address. Once you've confirmed this try reinstalling the WOLSkill skill in the Alexa app, making sure you login with the same details on both the skill and the WOLskill website, so the order should be: Website->skill->Alexa App Hope this helps.
For off, you might need to make an exception on the Wolskill PC applet to get through windows firewall / defender so it can listen for the switch off request.
Half works for me. I can turn the PC off, but not on. (Paid for the license) The “Power on by PCIe” setting in my BIOS is missing/has been replaced by “Power on by PME device” Tried enabling that and it doesn’t work. Not sure if my PC just doesn’t have the capabilities?
Best thing is to use a free wake on lan app from your phone to check its setup correctly. Each PC has slightly different BIOS and lan card settings so best to Google your own setup as there's no way to troubleshoot each specific configuration. Remember this doesn't work with WiFi cards, only wired lan, and not all motherboards will support so best to Google your card and board to see if there's specific settings for your hardware. Some are pretty well buried or have slightly different names or descriptions, but most have the functionality.
Amazon ID is given to you when you sign up through the WOLskill website. You need to sign up for a licence to use the PC app and once you do this then the website will give you your amazon ID and license key.
It doesn't work :( I tried with other wake on lan app and worked perfectly, but when I try with alexa just nope. Can anybody help me? Sorry If I have a bad English but Im spanish btw
Check out some of the comments on the video. Most likely causes are: Incorrect MAC address used, firewall blocking, or incorrect settings for wake on LAN. I would check the MAC address first.
Thank you for the video!! I can only get it to work when my PC is sleeping, not shut down (which is better than I had it before) which is a little frustrating... any thoughts?
Sounds like there's a setting that is telling the network card to fully switch off when you power the PC off. You might check power settings and see if there's an option to allow or prevent the PC from turning off the network card. Check out some of the other comments here too as there are a few things to try depending on your particular setup.
Have only started using Alexa but only on Fire TV Sticks. I'm guessing that this applies to if you have an actual Amazon Echo so that is the device that sends the magic packets.... also, does this work across wifi or do I have to have the PC plugged into the router so that the LAN NIC can pickup the magic packets?
Hey there, this only works over LAN connections bot WiFi, main reason for this is that most WiFi cards disconnect from the network when the PC is switched off while LAN cards can remain active. You're right though this doesn't seem to work via the FireStick, but interestingly some people have reported it working from the mobile app.
Best thing is to use a free wake on lan app from your phone to check its setup correctly. Each PC has slightly different BIOS and lan card settings so best to Google your own setup as there's no way to troubleshoot each specific configuration. Remember this doesn't work with WiFi cards, only wired lan, and not all motherboards will support so best to Google your card and board to see if there's specific settings for your hardware. Most common issues are: * firewall blocking * wrong mac address on website * lan card needs updating
This video was incredibly helpful. Found after going through several wolskill videos but couldn't get turning on to work. Your vid was so thorough now it works like a charm
This skill was working perfectly for me for months. Then, a couple of weeks ago, it just stopped. I did all the usual steps; went back to the beginning and made sure everything was enabled correctly. Checked the mac address, removed the skill and added it again. But the app just can't find my PC anymore. However, I can wake my PC with other wake on lan apps; it's just this skill that's stopped working.
Thats a weird one. It did happen to me once, and it turned out the skill had disconnected from the Alexa app, but it sounds like you may be having a different issue. My only thought is that something is blocking on the network, maybe a port on the router but its a long shot. Worth reaching out to the skills creator, his details are on the bottom of the wolskill.com website.
If its Windows 10 you might be able to restart into recovery mode which will let you get into the bios if the PC has a UEFI bios. Instructions below. If not you'll have to google how to get into the bios for your specific laptop. 2 notes: This may not work on all laptops and be careful changing settings in there as you can do harm to the laptop. So do this at your own risk. This wake on lan probably won't work with a laptop as it only works with Lan cards and not WiFi carfs and you'd need to have power coming into the laptop and a network cable connected all the time. Restarting into bios from Windows 10: Navigate to settings. You can get there by clicking the gear icon on the Start menu. Select Update & security. Select Recovery from the left menu. Click Restart Now under Advanced startup. Click Troubleshoot. Click Advanced options. Select UEFI Firmware Settings.
Having trouble Linking accounts. I have tried on 2 different devices. "We are experiencing a problem connecting with the skill to link your acccount." "you can try linking your account again by visiting the Wake on Lan (WoL) skill page." Any ideas? thanks!
I've heard a couple of people have similar issues. Best option is through the Alexa app, disconnect and remove the skill, then start on the WolSkill website and only add the skill on the app when you've setup everything on the website. One the website theres an option to enable the skill directly. Hope this helps.
Im stuck. I've Enabled WOL in Bios. I've disabled fast startup. The PC shows in my Alexa devices but when I say "turn on pc" it just says ok. I have a rog hero 7 motherboard. Any tips?
Best thing is to use a free wake on lan app from your phone to check its setup correctly. If this works you know the PC is setup properly. Each PC has slightly different BIOS and lan card settings so best to Google your own setup as there's no way to troubleshoot each specific configuration. Remember this doesn't work with WiFi cards, only wired lan, and not all motherboards will support so best to Google your card and board to see if there's specific settings for your hardware. Most common issues are: * firewall blocking * wrong mac address on website * lan card needs updating
@@AndysTechLife When I turn off my power supply then turn it back on and say " Alexa turn pc on" it works but when I shut down the pc it doesn't. I could switch the power supply off and on every time I turn my computer off. The problem with this is if I buy the licence to turn the pc off with Alexa would it work? There is a 60 second clip on my channel that shows what I mean
That sounds more like a power settings function. Seems like shutting down is turning off the network card, so you need to check if there's a setting around that you need to adjust first.
Idk for other people but in my main PC the WoL skill works fine! I say, "Alexa, turn on the PC" and with a Echo Plug for the Monitor and the ethernet and skill for the main PC, all set-up now it's On, thank u so much! Now I want to turn all OFF with the voice, and I dont know if paying for will work fine tbh xD Idk why i think that, But great video, works for me at 10/24/2020.
The switching off seems to give people less issues as it is just an app that sits and waits for a command and tells Windows to shutdown, if you do decide to buy it the only thing is to make sure you let it through your firewall. :)
I need some help here :( I have done the following: Installed the WOL app on my PC, allowed it through Firewall, triple checked the MAC adress, allowed "Power on PCI-E" in my BIOS (that is what it is called on my ASUS MB), installed the WOL skill on my Alexa, but when I tell her to discover new devices, she doesnt find any :(
Try a free WOL app on your phone to see if WOL is working on your PC. But it sounds like there is an issue with the WOL skill itself as even if your PC isn't set up correctly as soon as you have any MAC address set up on the WOL skill website Alexa should pick it up in the App. Website->skill->Alexa App... So it sounds like the issue is between wolskill and Alexa rather than the PC
Hey Andy... when asking Alexa to "turn off" the PC, is it going to simply turn off the power, or can she be programmed to run the shutdown command? Thanks
So the way it works is there's a small windows app that's installed 'listening' for the turn off command, so when you trigger a turn off with the WOL skill this app receives this and does a full shutdown. It doesn't simply turn off the PC power, as its running in Windows, it can do a correct shutdown.
Best to check out the other comments on this video as there are multiple reasons. Hopefully you'll find a resolution in one of them. The skill saying disconnected is generally a firewall issue or wrong MAC address. Failing that your best bet is to contact the skill creator.
I need help, iv gone threw the tutorial twice, but still can find the problem. iv gotten the program to work when my pc is just asleep, however it just doesn't work from asomething
So after a bit of research and seeing other comments it seems like this is dependant on the network card and motherboard on the PC, seems like some only work from sleep. Best to Google your network card and motherboard to see if there's an additional setting you need or if they fully support WOL from switched off. Hope this helps
So I have fixed the previous issue and ran into another. The turn on command only works, but I have to send it like five times in a row, any idea why is that happening?
That's a really strange one. Does the same happen if you use a WOL app on your phone or other device? If not its definitely an issue with WOLskill so I'd reach out to the creator. If it does happen using some other wake on lan tool there might be something on your network causing a conflict.
I have this working now, both on and off, but was wondering if it was possible to turn off the computer when it's at it's lock screen. Is there a way to get wolskill running during that instance?
Strange. This works for me when the PC is locked as long as I'm logged in and the WOLskill app is running. So I wonder if there's something in the settings that stops the app running when locked or maybe prevents network incoming requests when locked. Should work though so don't give up. Hope you get it sorted.
hiya mate, class video thanks very much, however i have an issue being that under my network adapters i dont have a realtek pcie gbe family controller, only the WAN miniports, any suggestions on what to do? thanks.
So this will only work with wired Lan cards so if you can figure out the lan adaptor you have the setup should be very similar. Best to Google your own PC as you might find what to look for.
Guys I am having a problem of the pc not showing up on the devices when I go to the devices on the WOL. skills > WOL > Settings > Manage Smart home Devices > Devices, and the only device that shows up is my echo DOT. Can someone please help?
Normally the issue here is incorrect MAC address of your PC entered on the Wolskill.com website. Until there's a MAC address on the online portal the skill won't pick up anything. Also just to note that the PC will show up as a switch in most cases in the list of devices in the Alexa app.
Set it up everything worked but one problem, my machine is waking up at 12 AM GMT that is 5:30 AM indian standard time. How do I get rid off this spurious wake up?
The only thing I can think of here is that there may be an auto power on setting in the bios or setting of the card which is triggering at that time. I'd check the bios first as some have the option to auto on at a selected time. The Alexa stuff shouldn't be doing this unless you've created some routine to do this at that time.
@@AndysTechLife Thanks for the reply, I haven't set up any routine for the wakeup. BIOS also I could find only one option that is to toggle WOL feature, there aren't any time based wake up settings.
Not sure what would be causing this then. Maybe try disabling the Alexa skill and see if it still triggers, if it does you know its the PC that's the issue so its setting somewhere, if not it may be a glitch with the skill.
@@AndysTechLife Actually I have switched off the echo device itself. Let me see. Also I have dual boot machine, wondering if there is a Windows update being attempted at 12AM GMT.
