wakeonlan

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# wakeonlan\n\n[![pre-commit](https://img.shields.io/badge/pre--commit-enabled-brightgreen?logo=pre-commit)](https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit)\n[![License: Artistic-2.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Artistic_2.0-0298c3.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Artistic-2.0)\n\nThis is some premature documentation for this project. Feel free to contact\nwith comments or additions (good or bad).\n\nAuthors:\n\n* Jos\u00e9 Pedro Oliveira ~~\u003cjpo[at]di.uminho.pt\u003e~~ \u003cjose.p.oliveira.oss[at]gmail.com\u003e\n* Ico Doornekamp \u003cico[at]edd.dhs.org\u003e\n\nTable of contents:\n\n1. [What is wakeonlan](#1-what-is-wakeonlan)\n2. [How does WOL work?](#2-how-does-wol-work)\n3. [How is it implemented here?](#3-how-is-it-implemented-here)\n4. [Known to work hardware](#4-known-to-work-hardware)\n5. [Installation](#5-installation)\n6. [Usage](#6-usage)\n7. [Contributing](#7-contributing)\n8. [Copyright and license](#8-copyright-and-license)\n9. [References](#9-references)\n\n## 1. What is wakeonlan\n\nThis script sends \u0027magic packets\u0027 to wake-on-lan enabled ethernet\nadapters, in order to switch on the called PC.\n\n## 2. How does WOL work?\n\nWOL is based on the following principle :\n\nWhen the PC shuts down, the NIC still gets power, and keeps listening on\nthe network for a \u0027magic\u0027 packet to arrive. This packet must contain a\ncertain byte-sequence, but can be encapsulated in any kind of packet\n(IPX, IP, anything). Take a look at the code for the magic sequence.\n\nThis program uses UDP for sending the packet. The complete UDP packet, sent\nover an ethernet interface, looks something like this\n\n```text\n[Ethernet header][IP header][UDP header][Magic sequence][CRCS]\n```\n\nThe only goal of the script is to send this packet over the network. It\nexpects no returning data, since the NIC only listens, and does not reply\nanything.\n\nFor a more detailed description of the Magic Packet technology, check the\nAMD resources listed in the [references](#9-references) section.\n\n## 3. How is it implemented here?\n\nThe scripts takes 2 argument",
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