WOL doesn't work from CLI but does from WebGUI?

[BassKozz]

I have a bizarre issue where I can't send WOL to a computer on my LAN from the command line, however I have no issues waking the computer via the WebGUI (Tools_WOL.asp).

Here is the command I am running while being SSH'ed into the router:

user@RT-N66U:/tmp/home/root# wol -i 192.168.1.101 bc:5f:a4:g6:59:af
Waking up bc:5f:a4:g6:59:af...

And that has no affect on the computer, however if I use the WebGUI and send a WOL packet to the MAC address (bc:5f:a4:g6:59:af) the computer wakes right up, which seems odd to me. Why might this be, or better yet, what is the exact command that the WebGUI is sending?
TIA

p.s. ASUS RT-N66U FW:3.0.0.4.270.26 (Merlin build)

 

[RMerlin]

I have a bizarre issue where I can't send WOL to a computer on my LAN from the command line, however I have no issues waking the computer via the WebGUI (Tools_WOL.asp).

Here is the command I am running while being SSH'ed into the router:

user@RT-N66U:/tmp/home/root# wol -i 192.168.1.101 bc:5f:a4:g6:59:af
Waking up bc:5f:a4:g6:59:af...

And that has no affect on the computer, however if I use the WebGUI and send a WOL packet to the MAC address (bc:5f:a4:g6:59:af) the computer wakes right up, which seems odd to me. Why might this be, or better yet, what is the exact command that the WebGUI is sending?
TIA

p.s. ASUS RT-N66U FW:3.0.0.4.270.26 (Merlin build)

Try using ether-wake instead. wol was removed from the firmware in the last few builds as it was redundant.

 

[BassKozz]

Thanks Merlin,
Keep up the great work !