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Etherwake doesn't generates WakeOnLan Magic Packets on Kubuntu Trusty

Asked by J Queiroz

I'm trying to use a Kubuntu box to generate WakeOnLan Magic Packets to other machines on my networks.

I installed etherwake for that, but seems that etherwake doesn't get the magic packets sent.

I'm using Kubuntu Trusty Beta:

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu Trusty Tahr (development branch)
Release: 14.04

$ uname -r
3.13.0-19-generic

$ apt-cache policy etherwake
etherwake:
  Installed: 1.09-4
  Candidate: 1.09-4
  Version table:
 *** 1.09-4 0
        500 http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

I don't know if this is a problem with etherwake or with the kernel; but when I try to generate the packet, no output is generated, even if I sniff packets in the same machine with wireshark/tcpdump.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

I suggest you report a bug. Trusty is not stable and not ready.

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J Queiroz (zekkerj) said : 		#2

Should I file this bug against etherwake or against the kernel package?

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

I'd say etherwake. You could use wireshark to monitor the network to see if the data is actually going down the line

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J Queiroz (zekkerj) said : 		#4

I've done it, no output at all.

Another machine [same hardware, but running windows 7] generates the magic packets with no problem, and I can capture them even on the kubuntu machine.

Okay, I'm opening the bug, so.