System and method for testing WOL function of computers

• US 8,738,939 B2
• Filed: 06/09/2011
• Issued: 05/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hongfujin Precision Electronics (Tianjin) Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Peng, Zheng-Quan
• Primary Examiner(s): Elamin, M
• Application Number:
  US13/156,355
• Publication Number:
  US 20120072742A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,083 Days
• Field of Search: 713/300, 713/310, 713320-324, 713/330, 713/340
• US Class Current: 713/300
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/12 Arrangements for remote connection or disconnection of substations or of equipment thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0817 by checking functioning
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/50 in wire-line communication networks, e.g. low power modes or reduced link rate

Abstract

In a system and method for testing a wake-up on LAN (WOL) function of a computer, the computer connects to a server through a local area network (LAN). The system constructs a network connection between the server and the computer according to an Internet protocol (IP) address, a media access control (MAC) address and a name of the computer, and enables the computer in a wake-up mode when the server connects to the computer through the LAN. A wake-up command is generated for waking up a WOL function of the computer, the computer performs a WOL function test process according to the wake-up command. The sever detects a current status of the computer from a data packet when the data packet is received from the computer, and records the current status as a test result of the WOL function of the computer.

Claims

1. A server for testing a wake-up on LAN (WOL) function of a computer, the server connecting to the computer through a local area network (LAN), the server comprising:

at least one processor; and

a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, which when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to;

obtain an Internet protocol (IP) address, a media access control (MAC) address, and a name of the computer, and set up a network connection between the server and the computer according to the IP address, the MAC address, and the name of the computer;

enable the computer to a wake-up mode when the server normally connects to the computer through the LAN;

generate a wake-up command for waking up a WOL function of the computer, send the wake-up command to the computer to perform a WOL function test process, and detect a current status of the computer from a data packet when the data packet is received from the computer;

record the current status as a test result of the WOL function of the computer, and store the test result to a storage system of the server;

count a test time when the test result is stored in the storage system;

determine whether the test time is equal to a predefined total time; and

terminate the WOL function test process of the computer and display the test result on a display of the server when the test time is equal to the predefined total time.

2. The server according to claim 1, wherein the computer supports an advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) specification that specifies one or more wake-up modes of the computer.

3. The server according to claim 1, wherein the current status is a working status indicating that the computer operates normally, or a wake-up status indicating that the computer needs to be woke up by the server.

4. A method for testing a wake-up on LAN (WOL) function of a computer, the computer connecting to a server through a local area network (LAN), the method being performed by execution of a computer-readable program stored in a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium and executed by at least one processor of the server, the method comprising:

obtaining an Internet protocol (IP) address, a media access control (MAC) address, and a name of the computer detected from the LAN or input from an input device of the server;

setting up a network connection between the server and the computer according to the IP address, the MAC address, and the name of the computer;

enabling the computer to a wake-up mode when the computing device normally connects to the computer through the LAN;

generating a wake-up command for waking up a WOL function of the computer, and sending the wake-up command to the computer to perform a WOL function test process;

detecting a current status of the computer from a data packet when the data packet is received from the computer;

recording the current status as a test result of the WOL function of the computer, and storing the test result to a storage system of the server;

counting a test time when the test result is stored in the storage system;

determining whether the test time is equal to a predefined total time; and

terminating the WOL function test process of the computer and displaying the test result on a display of the server when the test time is equal to the predefined total time.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the computer supports an advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) specification that specifies one or more wake-up modes of the computer.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the current status is a working status indicating that the computer operates normally, or a wake-up status indicating that the computer needs to be woke up by the server.

7. A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device that connects to a computer through a local area network (LAN), causes the at least one processor to perform a method for testing a wake-up on LAN (WOL) function of the computer, the method comprising:

obtaining an Internet protocol (IP) address, a media access control (MAC) address, and a name of the computer;

setting up a network connection between the computing device and the computer according to the IP address, the MAC address, and the name of the computer;

enabling the computer to a wake-up mode when the computing device normally connects to the computer through the LAN;

generating a wake-up command for waking up a WOL function of the computer, and sending the wake-up command to the computer to perform a WOL function test process;

detecting a current status of the computer from a data packet when the data packet is received from the computer;

recording the current status as a test result of the WOL function of the computer, and storing the test result to a storage system of the computing device;

counting a test time when the test result is stored in the storage system;

determining whether the test time is equal to a predefined total time; and

terminating the WOL function test process of the computer and displaying the test result on a display of the server when the test time is equal to the predefined total time.

8. The storage medium according to claim 7, wherein the computer supports an advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) specification that specifies one or more wake-up modes of the computer.

9. The storage medium according to claim 7, wherein the current status is a working status indicating that the computer operates normally, or a wake-up status indicating that the computer needs to be woke up by the computing device.