WOL (Wake On LAN) issues with Archer BE3600
WOL (Wake On LAN) issues with Archer BE3600
Hello,
I just bought an Archer BE3600 because it was the only one around with two actual 2.5Gbps ports. After i finished configuring all my settings i found out that WOL is not working on my PC anymore.
What's funny is that if the PC is on and i inspect the packets with wireshark i see the magic packet coming correctly and i even put back the old router to check and from there it works so the issue is caused by the new TP Link router.
Has anyone ever encountered this issue? Does TP-link put th eports in an "offline" state somehow ?
My configuration has DHCP static reservations and from what i can see the ARP table has the IP associated to the MAC address but i went anyway and made a static bing from the "Security > IP & MAC Binding" Menu
Furthermore i read on some forums to try disabling the IGMP proxy but still nothing.
Powersaving is in "Normal" so i cant assume it shuts down the ports when the PC is off
Device isolation is of course off else i wouldn't be able to access my NAS, server, and other devices on the network.
At this point im pretty sure it's a firmware issue and a total deal breaker and was thinking of returning the router.
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So it turned out to be a bit of user error - the PC that I mainly use is connected on the 2.5gb port, but since I made the change you recommended I didn't test it on here.
The PC I was testing on, has had completely new hardware installed since I originally set up WolOn. There's a good chance it wasn't working before (I don't recall needing to use wol for it) as that PC stays online 24/7 anyway. So of course, the MAC address etc in the app was incorrect.
Anyway, the main desktop PC works just fine now. I've also noticed the other machine will wake up if I attempt to access one of its hard drives remotely (which I do a lot) so that won't be an issue.
Cheers for the help :)
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We've also published a solution in the following thread. If anyone else encounters this similar issue, please check it out:
Wi-Fi Routers' 2.5G/10G LAN ports do not support 10Mbps negotiation, leading to Wake on LAN failure
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@seanwlk I found a "partial" solution, since my motherboard (Asus Rog Strix B550-F Gaming WIFI II) also has a wifi built in.. I have activated it and connect it to same network with which my ethernet cable connected. And now I am using wifi to wake my pc tho I can only wake it when its on sleep mode.. when its on complete shutdown mode I cant wake it via WIFI, might be able to wake the pc when its on hibernation mode but I dont use that mode so havent tried it..
Another option which might work is to use a USB WIFI adapter, since you can setup in bios to let usb ports to have power while in shutdown state (havent tried this either).
I was going mad for the last 2 days trying to solve this problem after installing this router..
I might get a ewelink smart pc switch instead of using 1Gb/s on the router tho.. then I would be able to turn on and off my pc via google assistant..
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