Wake on Lan (WOL) #25

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1. volkansari

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2. KangLin commented on Sep 25, 2024

   

   KangLin

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   WOL is supported by the operating system.

   I guess you want to wake up the computer with this program?

   Please describe your thoughts in detail.
3. volkansari commented on Sep 25, 2024

   

   volkansari

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   To integrate this into Rabbit Remote Control, you could add a right-click context menu option labeled WAKE UP for each offline device in the UI. The MAC address of the device should be stored along with the connection information. When the WAKE UP option is selected, the program would call a function like sendWakeOnLanPacket() to wake up the device.
4. volkansari commented on Sep 25, 2024

   

   volkansari

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   for example

   #include <QtNetwork/QUdpSocket>
   #include <QHostAddress>
   #include <QByteArray>
   #include <QNetworkDatagram>
   #include <QDebug>
   
   void sendWakeOnLanPacket(const QString &macAddress)
   {
       // Parse the MAC address
       QStringList macBytes = macAddress.split(":");
       if (macBytes.size() != 6) {
           qDebug() << "Invalid MAC address";
           return;
       }
   
       QByteArray macByteArray;
       foreach (const QString &byte, macBytes) {
           bool ok;
           macByteArray.append(byte.toUInt(&ok, 16));
           if (!ok) {
               qDebug() << "Invalid byte in MAC address";
               return;
           }
       }
   
       // Create the magic packet
       QByteArray magicPacket;
       magicPacket.fill(0xFF, 6);  // Start with 6 bytes of 0xFF
       for (int i = 0; i < 16; ++i) {
           magicPacket.append(macByteArray);  // Repeat MAC address 16 times
       }
   
       // Send the packet via UDP
       QUdpSocket udpSocket;
       QHostAddress broadcastAddress("255.255.255.255");  // Broadcast address
       udpSocket.writeDatagram(magicPacket, broadcastAddress, 9);  // Use port 9
   
       if (udpSocket.waitForBytesWritten(3000)) {
           qDebug() << "Magic packet sent successfully!";
       } else {
           qDebug() << "Failed to send magic packet!";
       }
   }
   
5. KangLin commented on Sep 25, 2024

   

   KangLin

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   There are two or more implementation methods to see which one is suitable.

   • To integrate connect dialog

   

   • Make a separate WOL plug-in to manage all the devices that need wake on lan
6. KangLin commented on Nov 22, 2024

   

   KangLin

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   In the end, I chose the plugin.
   
7. KangLin commented on Nov 22, 2024

   

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8. KangLin

   closed this as completedon Nov 22, 2024