wol.h File Reference

Header that provides functions and structures related to Wake-on-LAN support in libguac. More...

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Functions
int	guac_wol_wake (const char *mac_addr, const char *broadcast_addr, const unsigned short udp_port)
	Send the wake-up packet to the specified destination, returning zero if the wake was sent successfully, or non-zero if an error occurs sending the wake packet.

Detailed Description

Header that provides functions and structures related to Wake-on-LAN support in libguac.

Function Documentation

guac_wol_wake()

int guac_wol_wake	(	const char *	mac_addr,
		const char *	broadcast_addr,
		const unsigned short	udp_port )

Send the wake-up packet to the specified destination, returning zero if the wake was sent successfully, or non-zero if an error occurs sending the wake packet.

Note that the return value does not specify whether the system actually wakes up successfully, only whether or not the packet is transmitted.

Parameters

mac_addr	The MAC address to place in the magic Wake-on-LAN packet.
broadcast_addr	The broadcast address to which to send the magic Wake-on-LAN packet.
udp_port	The UDP port to use when sending the WoL packet.

Returns

Zero if the packet is successfully sent to the destination; non-zero if the packet cannot be sent.