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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: dirtrider on September 26, 2011, 04:40:17 pm

Title: G1 sniper x58 - No wake on LAN (wol)?
Post by: dirtrider on September 26, 2011, 04:40:17 pm

I just purchased this premium board at newegg and was looking for the wake on lan option in the bios.  I don't even see one.  Does this board not support that basic functionality?  I see some evidence to the fact that it may not.  If so that is seriously disappointing for such a premium priced board.
http://www.bigfootnetworks.com/KillerForums/showthread.php?4540-Gigabyte-G1.Sniper-WOL-%28Wake-on-LAN%29-is-it-possible&p=16494#post16494 (http://www.bigfootnetworks.com/KillerForums/showthread.php?4540-Gigabyte-G1.Sniper-WOL-%28Wake-on-LAN%29-is-it-possible&p=16494#post16494)

Title: Re: G1 sniper x58 - No wake on LAN (wol)?
Post by: Aussie Allan on September 26, 2011, 07:30:25 pm

 
   dirtrider

 I don't have this board but remember reading of a BIOS update that gave it PCI-E Wake on LAN functionality.....it'll cost you a card but if you really need the feature.....it,s a fix....hope this helps 8)

  Aussie Allan

Title: Re: G1 sniper x58 - No wake on LAN (wol)?
Post by: dirtrider on September 26, 2011, 08:29:59 pm

Yeah I need the feature.  Thought I'd have to change out the board.  What do you mean it will cost me a card?  Do you have more info on this?

Title: Re: G1 sniper x58 - No wake on LAN (wol)?
Post by: Aussie Allan on September 26, 2011, 09:42:41 pm

  You can spend a little or a hell of a lot...........heres a read to get you going which should give you some ideas........

  http://windows7-issues.blogspot.com/2011/03/wake-on-lan-wol-for-windows-7-made-easy.html

  If you need some help in finding a card ..... give me a budget of what you're willing to spend .....single port , dual, 4 port , read up on features, if your not going to use them, why pay for them

  Heres one example in the hell of a Lots category .......http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/AOC-UG-I4.cfm

  or one out of Hong Kong for $22 US .....WOL support single port.....enjoy

  Aussie Allan

Title: Re: G1 sniper x58 - No wake on LAN (wol)?
Post by: Dark Mantis on September 27, 2011, 09:41:07 am

I would agree with Allan and suggest that you would need to find a BIOS version that supports it initially. If you can do that then you can take it from there.

Title: Re: G1 sniper x58 - No wake on LAN (wol)?
Post by: dirtrider on October 16, 2011, 11:15:57 pm

So I picked up an intel pro/1000 GT that supports wol.  Now I notice my network traffic going out through that instead of the killer nic.  How should I configure the new intel card so that it is only available for WOL and the killer nic handles all other network traffic?

Title: Re: G1 sniper x58 - No wake on LAN (wol)?
Post by: dirtrider on October 17, 2011, 12:43:25 am

looks like just unchecking the ipv4 and ipv6 on the adapter properties works just fine.  All traffic through killer nic but wol works on the intel gt1000 pci.

Title: Re: G1 sniper x58 - No wake on LAN (wol)?
Post by: Dark Mantis on October 17, 2011, 06:40:18 am

Sounds feasible anyway. Well done for laying your problem to rest, or maybe even putting it to sleep! ;D

Title: Re: G1 sniper x58 - No wake on LAN (wol)?
Post by: Wam7 on March 23, 2013, 11:55:40 pm

I need to find out if this method will work with the G1 Assassin 2 which I believe has the same Bigfoot NIC. Or in addition does it also need a bios update to enable it?