Need that one last document to finish a project from the beach, but being correctly environmentally conscious you shut down your work PC? With SolarWinds free Wake-On-LAN, powering up a remote PC is no longer an issue. When the remote network adapter hears a "Magic Packet" created for its unique MAC address, the network adapter alerts the computer to power up. Wake-on-LAN is one of several free network monitoring tools provided by SolarWinds to our community of network engineers.

If Wake-On-LAN is enabled in the computer's BIOS settings, then the system will start up just as if the power button has been pressed. When a device is shut down, its network interface card is still receiving power and keeps listening on the network for a magic packet to arrive – enabling Wake-On-LAN to do its magic!

Wake-On-LAN is just one of the many powerful tools included in SolarWinds award-winning Engineer’s Toolset. This robust collection of powerful network management tools delivers everything you need to easily and effectively manage and troubleshoot your network – in one complete and affordable package. Try it free and discover why thousands of network engineers worldwide trust SolarWinds network management tools.

"I am really happy and impressed by the functionality we receive from Toolset year after year."

— Scott Andres, Senior Network Engineer, Network Engineering and Support Group in Lakewood, WA