Network Shutdown Tool - FAQ

How to manage the computer power state over network?

For that purpose, simply install Network Shutdown Tool on the computer, which you are going to manage the power state from.

Can Network Shutdown Tool be used in a peer-to-peer network?

It is best to use Network Shutdown Tool in a Windows domain. When running Network Shutdown Tool in a domain, you do not need to configure the remote computers additionally. Simply obtain the Windows domain administrator privileges. In the case with the peer-to-peer network, you would need to provide the administrator login and password for the remote computer in the application settings. Also make sure that the computer allows remote user logon with administrator privileges.

Network Shutdown Tool does not work because of the firewall. What should I do?

In your firewall application settings, add the exception for Network Shutdown Tool.

Which protocols and ports does the application use?

The application uses SMB protocol, MICROSOFT_DC port (tcp 445). For Wake-On-LAN it uses port 7 over UDP by default.

Network Shutdown Tool is unable to detect remote computer’s MAC address.

Make sure that the remote computer is turned on and is available over the net. Make sure that the firewall on the remote and local computer does not ban Network Shutdown Tool.

Can I wake up a computer from a different subnet?

By default, the wake up packet uses the broadcast address 255.255.255.255. The majority of routers discard such packets. To override this situation, you would need to provide a broadcast address of the subnet with the remote computer. For example, for the subnet 192.168.1.0/24 (mask 255.255.255.0), the broadcast address is 192.168.1.255. You can take advantage of the ipcalc utility to calculate broadcast address for a subnet.

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