Wake on lan does not works on Windows 11 but it does on Ubuntu

Question

Hello,

I'v been trying to make wake on lan work on my server without success, i had tried multiple drivers and bioses, i can get it to work on ubuntu but not on WIndows 11, following my configuration:

I am using the last available driver from realtek Install_PCIE_Win11_11.13.0424.2023_05052023 (had also tried one from 2021 and the original that comes with windows)

Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller Proprieties - Advanced Tab

Advanced EEE - Disabled
ARP Offload – Enabled
Energy-Efficient Ethernet - Enabled
Flow Control - Rx & TX Enabled
Gigabit Lite – Enabled
Green Ethernet – Enabled
Interrupt Moderation - Enabled
IPv4 Checksum Offload - Rx & TX Enabled
Jumbo Frame – Disabled
Large Send Offload v2 (IPv4) - Enabled
Large Send Offload v2 (IPv6) – Enabled
Network Address - Not Present
NS Offload – Enabled
Power Saving Mode - Enabled
Priority & VLAN - Priority & VLAN Disabled
Receive Buffers - 512
Recv Segment Coalescing (IPv4) - Disabled
Recv Segment Coalescing (IPv6) - Disabled
Shutdown Wake-On-Lan - Enabled
Speed & Duplex - Auto Negotiation
TCP Checksum Offload (IPv4) - Rx & TX Enabled
TCP Checksum Offload (IPv6) - Rx & TX Enabled
Transmit Buffers - 128
UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4) - Rx & TX Enabled
UDP Checksum Offload (IPv6) - Rx & TX Enabled
VLAN ID - 0
Wake on Magic Packet - Enabled
Wake in pattern match - Enabled
WOL & Shutdown Link Speed - 10 Mbps First

Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller Proprieties - Power Management Tab

Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power - Flagged
Allow this device to wake the computer - Flagged
Onòy Allow a magic packet to wake the computer - Flagged

Advanced TCP/IP Settings - WINS Tab
Netbios setting - Default

Power Options
Profile - Ultimate Performance
PCI Express - Link State Power Management - Off

Turn on fast startup - Unflegged
Sleep - Flagged
Hibernate - Unflagged
Lock - Flagged

Bios is set to PCI Device Power On - Enabled

Wake on lan does not work, can you please help me.

Answer 1

hello there,

check

Device Manager>expand network adapters>right click on your adapter>select properties>power management tab> check box next to allow magic packet to wake computer. If there is a setting in bios, Wake on Lan does have to be enabled in bios.

Open Settings.

2 Click/tap on Network & internet on the right side, click/tap on Advanced network settings on the right side.

click/tap on the Ethernet adapter you want to expand it open.

Click/tap on the Edit button for More adapter options.

You can now close Settings if you like.

6 Click/tap on Configure in properties.

erform the following steps:

Click/tap on the Advanced tab.

Select Wake on Magic Packet (if available) in the Property pane.

Select Enabled (default) or Disabled for what you want.

Perform the following steps: (see screenshots below)

Click/tap on the Power Managemnt tab.

Check Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power.

Check (enable - default) or uncheck (disable) Allow this device to wake the computer for what you want.

Check or uncheck (default) Only allow a magic packet to wake the computer for what you want.

Only allow a magic packet to wake the computer will be grayed out if you unchecked Allow this device to wake the computer.

Click/tap on OK.

And see if it helps,

Thank you

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