Linux lite on Intel NUC for wol function

[litljohnny]

Hi,

I'm completely new to Linux although 20 years ago I worked few years on Unix x86.

I want to do a simple thing, wake up my computer from Internet using an Intel NUC (fanless  DE3815TYKH0E)  which is always on and on which I'll install Linux Lite. Then from the Linux Lite NUC I want to send WOL magic packets to a chosen PC on my home network knowing its MAC and/or IP address.

That is, I need:
- to install Linux Lite on Intel NUC
I'll do that following the guides
I'll have 4GB max of storage. I think it's enough
What's the minimum RAM requirement ?

- to have a software sending magic packets to specific MAC/IP addresses
Does such app exist on Linux Lite ?
Does any Linux distribution "wol" command work on Linux Lite ?
How should I do to launch the "wol" command ?

- to Remote Login (throughout) Internet to the Linux Lite in order to launch the wol command
I know how to open my router port.
What type of application should I use to launch the command (Remote Login, rsh, ...) ?  any other way to invoke the wol command with or without loging to the Linux Lite system ?

Please Note that sending magic packets (that is invoking wol command) is all I want to do with this NUC. I'm not using (at least for now) Linux Lite for any other thing. I'm choosing Linux Lite to install on the NUC's 4GB memory included in its motherboard without buying any more memory. Yet I have to add some RAM.

What is the minimum required RAM for Linux Lite in order to just send magic packets ?

Thanks very much

[torreydale]

This link might help with setting up the machine you want to wake up:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WakeOnLan

For something to launch the magic packet, you might consider installing Gwakeonlan.  Information can be seen at the following link, and it can be installed using Install/Remove Software (Menu->System->Install/Remove Software).  Search for "gwakeonlan," Mark it for installation and click on Apply.  More about it can be seen here:
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/gwakeonlan-tur...ystem.html

[litljohnny]

Thank you very much for your answer.

I'm already familiar and using WOL in LAN and Windows/smartphone environment. I'm trying to do it over Internet via my NUC's always-on installed with Linux Lite.

So gwakeonlan is the magic program !!! Well, I'm glad to know it already exists in the application packages included in Linux Lite. After many searches on the web I was unable to find a comprehensive list of applications whether included in Linux Lite installation or that can be later installed.

Where can I find the list of included apps within Linux Lite and also the list of supported apps and where to download them ?

I'd also like to ask another question. gwakeonlan seems to be a graphical interface. That means I must first log into Linux Lite across Internet. What port should I open in my router in order to remote login to my NUC's Linux Lite ?
I suppose the Remote Login server should be running on Linux. How should I start it automatically with each boot ?
May I remote login to the Linux Lite from a Windows PC over Internet ? with what program ?

A last question: is there any other way than remote login to launch gwakeonlan (or an command like equivalent) remotely over Internet ? For example a small daemon listening on some port and upon arriving of certain packet (or an event on that port) would launch gwakeonlan ?

thanks

[Valtam]

You can use SSH to login remotely. It is all done via the command line/terminal. Port to open on router is 22. See here for set up:

Code:

sudo apt-get install openssh-server

Code:

sudo service ssh restart

Then login to the remote server with:

Code:

ssh yourremoteusername@remoteipaddress

where yourremoteusername is self explanatory and remoteipaddress is the ip address of the remote machine.

Just for future reference, please start a new thread for each question. Combining several questions into one thread can put people off supporting your queries due to the overwhelming content. Thanks

[litljohnny]

thanks a lot

I'll try it

[thinman]

may i know then if did it works?  :-\

i just complete my tasks on remote access using krfb or desktop sharing, as well, finishing on proxy settings aspects lol 


so now, i'll be learning about WakeOnLan (Wake-on-LAN) WoL features of Linux Lite


i hope through the master(s)-of-linux here, that you can guide me on these  ;D