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Wake on LAN Troubleshooting (Debian/ggRock Edition)


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Part 1: Debian Linux – Sending a Wake-on-LAN Magic Packet

  1. Install a WOL utility
   sudo apt update
   sudo apt install wakeonlan
  1. Enable “magic-packet” on the target machine (in its BIOS setup menu)

  2. How to Setup Wake-on-Lan (WoL)

  3. Send the magic packet

   wakeonlan

Example:

   wakeonlan 00:11:22:33:44:55

If you need to target a specific broadcast address or port:

   wakeonlan -i 192.168.1.255 -p 9 00:11:22:33:44:55
  1. Alternative with etherwake
   sudo apt install net-tools
   sudo etherwake -i eth0 00:11:22:33:44:55

Part 2: ggRock – Power On Machine via the Machines Tab

  1. Log in
    Open your ggRock Admin console at:
   https://
  1. Go to Machines
    In the left sidebar, click Machines.
  2. Filter to find your target
    Use the search bar at the top to narrow the list by any of:
  • Machine name
  • MAC address
  • IP address
  • System image name
  • Games image name
  1. Hover over the machine’s row
    Move your cursor onto the row for the desired client. A slim quick-action toolbar will slide out on the right.
  2. Click the Power On button
    In that floating toolbar, click the power symbol (a circle with a vertical line).
    Confirm in the prompt if required.
  3. Verify status
    The State column will update to Powered On as ggRock broadcasts the magic packet.

Pro Tip: Click the checkbox at the top-left (in the column header) of the Machines page to select all machines for batch power operations.

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