

Computer connected by cable to your main router: Wake-on-LAN doesn’t work over Wi-Fi.In most cases, though, you’ll be able to set everything up and get each component talking, with a bit of effort. It’s still a bit different on every system: where the setting is in your BIOS, how your router supports it, and whether everything will play nicely together.

Here’s how to get started.Wake-on-LAN technology hasn’t actually changed all that much in the three years since we first tackled it. Wake-on-LAN isn’t a new technology, but with the increasing number of smartphones making their way to the market, it’s high time we looked at how you can make a home theatre PC, or any hard-wired system in your house, wake up from anywhere with free tools and a bit of tinkering.
