What router can port forward to a broadcast address???

Jun 01, 2006 1 Replies
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Can anyone say which router brand can do port-forwarding to a broadcast address?



My application is that I would like to use Wake-On-Lan which looks for a broadcast packet which then contains the mac address as a payload of the PC you desire to turn ON.



My Zyxel X-550 cannot port-forward (Port 9, I think) to a broadcast address (192.168.x.255)



I'm looking for a router or solution that can help with this WOL wake-on-lan feature built into my PC?



Thanks


-Andrew


Andrew Ward hath wroth:

Software workarounds:

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trying but doesn't work with all routers. (Works with everything I own).

The topic comes up ocassionally. These threads contain user WOL experiences with various pieces of hardware.

Cisco PIX |

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Ovislink WL-1000UR |
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Assorted Buffalo products: |
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