wakeonlan
A small python module for wake on lan.
For more information on the wake on lan protocol please take a look at Wikipedia.
Installation
pip install wakeonlan
Usage
To wake up a computer using wake on lan it must first be enabled in the BIOS settings. Please note the computer you are trying to power on does not have an ip address, but it does have a mac address. The package needs to be sent as a broadcast package.
As a Python Module
Wake up a single computer by its mac address
import wakeonlan
wakeonlan.wake('ff.ff.ff.ff.ff.ff')
Wake up a single computer by its mac address with a SecureOn password
import wakeonlan
wakeonlan.wake('ff.ff.ff.ff.ff.ff/01:23:45:67:89:ab')
Wake up multiple computers by their mac addresses.
import wakeonlan
wakeonlan.wake(
'ff.ff.ff.ff.ff.ff',
'00-00-00-00-00-00',
'FFFFFFFFFFFF'
)
An external host may be specified. Do note that port forwarding on that host is required. The default ip address is 255.255.255.255 and the default port is 9.
import wakeonlan
wakeonlan.wake('ff.ff.ff.ff.ff.ff',
host='example.com',
port=1337
)
A network adapter may be specified. The magic packet will be routed through this interface.
import wakeonlan
wakeonlan.wake(
'ff.ff.ff.ff.ff.ff',
interface='192.168.0.2'
)
As a Standalone Script
$ wakeonlan --help
usage: wakeonlan [-h] [-4] [-6] [-o HOST] [-p PORT] [-n INTERFACE] mac address [mac address ...]
Wake one or more computers using the wake on lan protocol.
positional arguments:
mac address The mac addresses or "mac address/secureon password" tuples of the computers you are trying to wake.
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-o HOST, --host HOST The host name to send the magic packet to. (default: 255.255.255.255)
-p PORT, --port PORT The port of the host to send the magic packet to. (default: 9)
-n INTERFACE, --interface INTERFACE
The ip address of the network adapter to route the magic packet through. (default: None)
-4, --ipv4 To indicate ipv4 should be used. (default: False)
-6, --ipv6 To indicate ipv6 should be used. (default: False)
Compatibility
This project works with Python 3.10 or greater.
License
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