From a3ab1e0e36b559465a582718b67d2c91ced8d0cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: konsthol Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 18:32:02 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Low On Caffeine, Please Forgive Coding Style --- README.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2a95363..7ab6095 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ The only required fields are the _MAC ones. If _IFACE is not provided, eth0 is t The default user is called anon and can be changed in auth.py +It goes without saying that Wake-On-LAN must be enabled both in the BIOS and the operating system. + +The project should also be run as root because the way that it sends Wake-On-LAN packets is similar to how etherwake does it. It doesnt actually send a UDP packet in port 9 but raw ethernet frames directly to the NIC of the device you want to wake up. + ## Installation ```sh