WakeOnLAN

Version 2.11.4 June 23, 2015

• Changed

  Fixed an error with the "progressBar" in the Search page.

• New

  Added "-p" command-line option to the GUI program, allows overriding the machines.xml file location.

• New

  Fixed missing dependecies in the "Print Report" page that could cause a crash.

• Fixed

  "Host Groups" are now sorted alphabetically.

Version 2.11.3 April 19, 2015

• Changed

  French language updated.

• New

  Added Spanish language.

• New

  Added task-tray options for RDP and Shutdown, in addition to Wake-Up.

• Fixed

  Fixed some problems with the Auto-Updater.

Version 2.11.2 April 3, 2015

• Changed

  Splash screen is multithreaded and the program startup experience is more fluid.

• Changed

  Russian language translation has been brought up-to-date.

• New

  New custom shutdown command substitution parameters: $PF and $PFX86.

• Changed

  Minor code refactoring and optimization.

Version 2.11.1 March 28, 2015

• New

  New installer based on Inno Setup.

• New

  Installer is now multilingual. Installation language carries over to the WOL program.

• New

  New scheduler option to send messages to machines.

• New

  New feature: managed thread pool. The polling of machines is now managed so that it doesn't overload network.

Version 2.11.0 March 7, 2015

• New

  Added "legacy" shutdown option, to support Windows workgroup computers.

• New

  Added $HOST substitution variable.

• Changed

  Restructured and simplified the host properties page.

• New

  Added a message (popup) handler that supports Windows workgroups, if RDP is enabled.

• Fixed

  Fixed a problem with the database not being saved, immediately after a host delete.

• Fixed

  Fixed password being shown in cleartext on properties page.

Version 2.10.19 February 27, 2015

• New

  The "Listener" screen has been enhanced and displays more information about captured packets.

• Fixed

  The installer now remembers your custom database path. Upgrading the software is easier because you will not have to tell it where the db is.

• Fixed

  If you change the name of the database to a custom name, the software and the installer now remember your setting.

• New

  The command-line program now displays the broadcast subnet it is using for wake-ups, to help in debugging.

• New

  Added an option on the main form to clear the IP addresses of selected hosts. (Useful for DHCP hosts).

• Changed

  Dutch language translations updated.

• Fixed

  Fixed a bug where changing the display language could sometimes corrupt the main WOL window. During upgrades, the program would revert to English.

Version 2.10.18 February 14, 2015

• Fixed

  The scheduler window would sometimes disappear if it was minimized and closed.

• Fixed

  The event-log history windows is now multithreaded, so the rest of the program is not delayed while it loads.

Version 2.10.17 January 20, 2015

• Fixed

  Fixed an error that could occur after repeatedly clicking the "schedule" button.

• Fixed

  Fixed various issues with the task scheduler. Especially, the weekly trigger days would be incorrect if the host was in a culture that starts the week on a day other than Sunday.

• Fixed

  Search function now sets a sane default broadcast subnet when it detects a new host computer.

• Fixed

  The AutoUpdater module could throw an error for some users in non-English cultures.

• Fixed

  The shutdown "popup message" was not using the correct host name to send the message to.

Version 2.10.16 December 13, 2014

• New

  Event Log tracks all wake-ups, shutdowns, and exceptions. Events are stored in the Windows event log, and are also displayable and searchable within AquilaWOL.

• Fixed

  The "Reboot" option was missing from the GUI task scheduler. You can now schedule an event to reboot a host, or group of hosts.

• Fixed

  Fixed a minor issue where shutting down a local host could display a message that the host "will shutdown in -1 seconds".

• Changed

  Some minor user interface updates.

Version 2.10.15 October 26, 2014

• Changed

  The shutdown/reboot/sleep/hibernate subsystem has been completely reengineered. The Windows API calls have been removed, and the new code uses WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) exclusively.

• New

  It is now possible to specify a unique "User ID", "Password", and "Domain" when shutting down a remote host.

• Changed

  The "Donate" button has been removed from the main form and moved to the help menu.

• New

  Added "logoff" to the list of shutdown options.

• Fixed

  "Search" function was not filling in all default settings correctly, such as TTL and RDP Port.

• Fixed

  The "Pinger" function was showing some hosts "offline" when they were really "online", due to a bug in the ARP MAC address validation function.

• Changed

  Enhanced the "Reset Window Layout" option to fix more potential problems with layout. Added the option to the task tray menu.

• Changed

  Moved all wakeup/shutdown/reboot code to a portable library that can be reused in other projects.

• Changed

  Better error handling throughout the program. Fatal errors now show a dialog with helpful information.

Version 2.10.14 October 13, 2014

• New

  "Safe Mode". If you hold the control key down while starting WOL, it will start in "safe mode". Safe mode resets the configuration to default and can help in various situation, like if the display is trying to start "off screen". Your computer database will not be affected.

• New

  There is a new "Notes" field in the machine properties. You can store any user comments or notes for each machine.

• Changed

  In some situations, DNS Servers may cache IP addresses for DHCP clients. This can cause the wrong IP address to be given to WOL and therefore WOL could indicate a machine is ONLINE when in fact it isn't. The program now verifies the MAC address for each host when determining the online/offline status.

Version 2.10.13 September 20, 2014

• New

  You can now sort the columns in the "search" window. The main window sorting has also been replaced with the new and improved code.

• New

  The Listener window now has a field where you can specify which port to listen on. Previously it only listened to port 9.

Version 2.10.12 June 27, 2014

• New

  You can now schedule Wake and Shutdown of groups of machines.

• New

  New command line option: -g, enables you to specify groups for wakeup and shutdown. See command-line help for details.

• Fixed

  Fixed some error handling problems.

Version 2.10.11 June 20, 2014

• New

  You can now Wake and Shutdown groups of machines. Right-click on the desired group and select Wake Up or Shutdown.

• Fixed

  It was possible to type invalid text into the network interface pull-down, and crash the program.

Version 2.10.10 June 9, 2014

• Fixed

  Scheduled tasks and command-line operations involving hosts with spaces in their would fail.

• Fixed

  Some localization problems were fixed. Some Chinese translations where corrected.

• Fixed

  Scheduled tasks and command-line shutdowns were not using the correct field for the host name. They were mistakenly using the display name as the host name.

• Fixed

  Custom shutdown command worked in the GUI, but failed on scheduled tasks and command-line shutdowns.

Version 2.10.9 June 2, 2014

• New

  Added Chinese Language translation - Taiwan, simplified Chinese.

• New

  Donate: Added a button to accept donations for the project.

• Changed

  Many changes to the language / culture code. You can now change the language / culture and it takes effect immediately, without having to restart the program. The Language option has been moved to the Options page.

• Fixed

  The Splash-Screen has been rewritten. It no longer has color artifacts around the edges. It should start up faster and look cleaner.

• Fixed

  Fixed a problem with the toolbar and menubar not keeping their proper position and order on the page - during language changes.

• Changed

  A lot of behind the scenes code refactoring and reorganization.

Version 2.10.8 May 9, 2014

• Changed

  The Properties form has been reorganized to make it more efficient.

• New

  You can now specify the RDP port number used for Remote Desktop connections.

• New

  The installer now has the option to set the location of the program installation, and also the database folder location.

• New

  Added the Romanian language translation.

• New

  User settings are now preserved during program version upgrades.

• Fixed

  If the shutdown form had an error during an operation, that error would remain on the screen if you retry the operation. This is now fixed.

• New

  The application is now "single instance". If you launch the program while it is already running, it will simply open the exising instance of the program, so you won't have 2 copies of WOL running by accident.

Version 2.10.7 April 19, 2014

• New

  Computer name field now supports spaces and extended characters.

• New

  Search for computers function now detects WOL settings on remo name field now supports spaces and extended characters.

• Fixed

  You can specify a particular network interface to use for wakeup. Scheduled tasks were not obeying this interface choice. This has been fixed.

Version 2.10.6 April 10, 2014

• New

  Added Dutch language translation.

Version 2.10.5 April 4, 2014

• Fixed

  The Host-URI field is required for shutdown to work properly. It is now a "required field".

• Changed

  Some users are having problems with the "Listener", due to a conflict with Windows "Simple TCPIP Services". It now displays a more useful error message and has online help to explain the problem and how to resolve it.

Version 2.10.4 March 7, 2014

• Fixed

  Fixed a problem that in rare circumstances caused a error "unable to find XML Serializer" when working with Scheduled tasks.

• New

  Some French and Hungarian language updates.

• Fixed

  Fixed broken links in the About-box.

• New

  Various minor code updates.

Version 2.10.3 February 16, 2014

• New

  WOL Network Interface is now configurable.

• New

  The "Listener" no longer locks the port, so you can run WOL and "Listener" at the same time on the same machine.

• Changed

  Host status check now uses URI field, was previously using the Name.

• Fixed

  French translation brought up-to-date.

• New

  About-box now shows all of the assembly version numbers.

Version 2.10.2 January 26, 2014

• Fixed

  The shutdown feature was broken in 2.10.1.

Version 2.10.1 January 25, 2014

• Fixed

  The AutoUpdate function was missing the foreign language DLL's.

Version 2.10.0 January 25, 2014

• New

  Hungarian translation.

• New

  New version number scheme. Even numbers will be releases. Odd numbers will be beta test releases.

• New

  You can now add hosts into groups directly from the "Search" page.

• Fixed

  WOL now saves window column positions, status of folders, column positions of task scheduler, etc.

• Fixed

  AutoUpdater function has been Globalized. It is Hungarian aware. More translations coming soon.

• Fixed

  Splash Screen has been Globalized.

Version 2.8.1 January 13, 2014

• Fixed

  Trying to schedule an event with a local user account (non domain account) would result in a "Security Error".

Version 2.8.0 December 24, 2013

• New

  Added Sleep and Hibernate options to Shutdown

• Fixed

  Minor bug fixes in Search function.

Version 2.7.6 December 13, 2013

• New

  Remote wakeup over internet. It is now possible to specify a URI for the WOL broadcast message, instead of just an IP subnet. This is to better support sending WOL messages over the Internet.

• Fixed

  Task Scheduler Access-Rights module has been rewritten. The error:
  Security Warning "user" does not appear to have access rights to the WOL Scheduler database.
  should be resolved.

• Fixed

  Shutdown would crash if host had an invalid shutdown command.

• Fixed

  Some users report that the installer forced a download of DotNet - unnecessarily. Although we could not duplicate the problem, the dependencies module was competely replaced.

• Changed

  Search function now finds MAC addresses for more types of hosts, Linux servers, for example. Search function now uses DNS name for host name, if nothing else available. The error message "The RPC Server is unnavailable" is no longer displayed when scanning Linux hosts. The search function is now able to scan across subnet octects. For example, from 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.100.255.

• Changed

  Moved code base from Visual Studio 2010 to Visual Studio 2013.

• Changed

  The installer has been rewritten. Now based on InstallShield instead of the defunct Microsoft Setup program.

Version 2.7.5 October 25, 2013

• Changed

  Added addition error handling to the Listener function.

• Changed

  Added error handling to Wake Up function to detect missing MAC address. Missing MAC addresses resulted in error: Conversion from string "&H" to type 'Byte' is not valid.

Version 2.7.4 September 30, 2013

• New

  Added "group" to details view.

• Fixed

  Fixed splash screen to not sit on top of other windows, blocking other applications.

• Fixed

  Added additional error checking and messages in task-scheduler referring to user-id and password.

Version 2.7.3 June 3, 2013

• New

  Added Finnish language translation.

Version 2.7.2 April 18, 2013

• New

  Added Auto-Update feature. Program will automatically check for updates every 7 days, or every time you open the "About" box.

• CHANGED

  Some minor interface improvements. Fixed incorrect tab-order in "Properties" window, etc.

Version 2.7.1 March 17, 2013

• Fixed

  Setup requires the DotNet 4.0 as a prerequisite, but it was linking to the wrong download.

• CHANGED

  Cleanup of online help.

• CHANGED

  WakeOnLAN GUI now defaults to minimize on task-bar, instead of task-tray.

Version 2.7.0 March 12, 2013

• New

  online help has been completely rewritten. Help is available from the program, and is mirrored on this website.

• New

  TTL and UDP Port are now configurable for each host.

Version 2.6.5 March 6, 2013

• New

  You may now specify the "subnet-directed broadcast" address, individually, for each host. There is a helper tool in the properties window to help you find the proper address to use.

• New

  There is a new command line option "-p", which is used to override the name of the database. This is used if you have your database in a non-standard location, such as a file share.

• Fixed

  Waking up hosts that were on subnets that did not end in .255, would fail. For example, if you had a host with a subnet of 255.255.248.0, WOL did not send the packet to the correct subnet.

• Fixed

  If you used the task scheduler, or command-line to wake-up or shutdown, and your database was stored in a non-standard location, WOL could not find the database. This has been corrected.

Version 2.6.4 January 15, 2013

• New

  WOL packet listener. Click on Tools -> Listen to open the debugging tool. It will display all WOL packets seen. WOL can be tricky to get working with all of the different types of routers, Nics, and motherboards. It can be difficult to troubleshoot where a problem is. This tool allows you to see the WOL packets coming in to this machine.

• Fixed

  Fixed version numbers to match website.

Version 2.0.6.3 January 5, 2013

• CHANGED

  Complete re-write of the Russian translation.

Version 2.0.6.2 December 26, 2012

• New

  Added task-tray icon. Can minimize WakeOnLAN to the task-tray. Program will popup bubble notifications about machines going on or offline.

• New

  Added ability to auto-start with Windows. This can be combined with the task-tray feature, so the program will auto-start in the task-tray, if desired.

Version 2.0.5.3 December 24, 2012

• New

  Added French language translation.

Version 2.0.4.1 October 25, 2012

• Fixed

  Fixed "access denied" error when multiple users try and access shared database, and some users only had read-only access.

• Fixed

  Fixed error when starting program in a new environment, missing the machines.xml configuration file.

Version 2.0.2.00 June 4, 2010

• New

  Added German language translation.

• New

  Support for DHCP hosts. Leave the IP address blank, will use Netbios name instead.

Version 2.0.1.00 March 14, 2010

• CHANGED

  First release as "Open Source."

• New

  Added the ability to share the configuration on a file-share. Multiple clients can access the same machine profile.

Version 2.0.0.15 March 9, 2010

• New

  Added "force" option to the task scheduler.

Version 2.0.0.12 July 23, 2009

• New

  Routing to other subnets supported.

• New

  "Send email" action type added to scheduler.

• New

  Scheduler shutdown events now support "delay" parameter.

Version 2.0.0.11

• Fixed

  Many fixes to Brasilian translation.

• CHANGED

  Minor user interface improvements.

Version 2.0.0.9

• New

  Added "-all" option to command line options.

• New

  Added scheduling system.

• Fixed

  Small bug fixes.

Version 2.0.0.6

• CHANGED

  Updated flags, country names.

• New

  Added "ip address" control.

Version 2.0.0.5

• New

  Added a "print" function to the main menu.