Starting a PC on another Wi-Fi connection
Starting a PC on another Wi-Fi connection
Hello, I move between two places: my gaming PC and my laptop. Both have Parsec installed and it functions well. But I don’t have a way to remotely wake my desktop when I’m away, which limits its usefulness. Do you have any suggestions on how to achieve that? Thanks!
I’m trying to figure out your setup based on what you shared. Let me know if you’re using Windows and whether your connection is Wi-Fi—your message hints at that but isn’t clear. What type of network card are you connected with? Intel, Realtek, Broadcom, or something else?
I'm sorry for the incomplete details. I'm here to help. You're using Windows with a Reaktek ethernet controller on your motherboard, and you're trying to connect your laptop to it from another network. Since you want to use your desktop's power to run games, you might need to set up a proper power management configuration or ensure the correct network settings are in place. Let me know if you'd like more specific steps!
The situation involves many factors and I can't spare time to create a detailed guide (it would be tailored just for you and may not apply broadly). The main point is: Create a way to bypass your firewall so packets reach your internal network. If you don’t have fixed IP addresses from your ISP, set up a dynamic DNS service (likely managed by your router) so you can receive a public IP address. Then send packets from your laptop to your internal network and have the router forward them to your desktop. This approach is what you’re likely thinking of. It’s something I found online but I’m not sure if it matches exactly what you need. Also, don’t worry about having an Nvidia GPU yet—just share your specs when ready.
I was worried about that... do you usually play games at the same time each day? My question comes from wanting to automate turning my desktop on automatically (UEFI scheduled turn-on) at a specific hour, maybe with moonlight or something. There’s an article that describes how to have your computer start on its own. I’m familiar with bypassing it, but setting everything up properly requires detailed networking steps and depends on your hardware. The approach I mentioned earlier is what I outlined before. Another option is configuring your router to accept SSH using SSH keys and then remotely send a command to wake your PC, though you need to handle security carefully and tailor it to your network setup.