How WAKE computer to use Remote Desktop?

[Blue Max]

Microsoft Vista Remote Desktop will not connect to a computer in sleep mode.
However, most new computers have a WAKE ON LAN adapter that should be able
to wake up the computer. How can we discover if our system (computer and
LAN adapter) have the wake-up feature and how do we configure this feature
to wake-up the computer when we are trying to connect using Remote Desktop?

We hate to leave our office computers running without sleep mode over the
weekend, just so we can occasionally access our office documents. We would
sure appreciate any help with this issue, including referrals to good How-To
articles. Thanks.

 

[Sooner Al [MVP]]

Microsoft Vista Remote Desktop will not connect to a computer in sleep
mode. However, most new computers have a WAKE ON LAN adapter that should
be able to wake up the computer. How can we discover if our system
(computer and LAN adapter) have the wake-up feature and how do we
configure this feature to wake-up the computer when we are trying to
connect using Remote Desktop?

We hate to leave our office computers running without sleep mode over the
weekend, just so we can occasionally access our office documents. We
would sure appreciate any help with this issue, including referrals to
good How-To articles. Thanks.

This page may be of help...

http://winhlp.com/node/57

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[Blue Max]

Thanks Sooner A1, I appreciated the referral and will definitely take the
time to read it as soon as possible.

 

[rtsecurity]

You also can use online Wake-On-LAN tools like this http://rshut.com/wol

 

[Blue Max]

Thank you for the recommendation.

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