Two Types of WOL
ConfigMgr supports two types of WOL:
• Unicast: With unicast WOL, a single magic packet is sent to the IP address of the system. The IP address is taken from the hardware inventory of the destination system (hence the requirement to enable hardware inventory). Most network infrastructures do not require changes for this type of WOL to function. The magic packet is simply a specially crafted User Datagram Protocol (UDP) packet sent directly to the destination system’s IP address.
The magic packet includes the Media Access Control (MAC) address of the system. The destination NIC compares the MAC address to its own before actually waking up the system; if the MAC address in the magic packet does not match the MAC address on the ...
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