TIL: How to Wake up a Laptop without WoL (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've had a laptop that I've never been able to get WoL (Wireless or otherwise) to work, no matter what I tried. Recently realized that the Bluetooth keyboard I used was able to wake it with a key press though.

I searched and found an ESP Home project that will make an ESP32 emulate a Bluetooth keyboard - https://github.com/dmamontov/esphome-blekeyboard

Now for $6 of hardware, I can wake my Laptop up remotely via HA, whenever needed. Definitely recommended!

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I definitely thought about trying something physical like that too, but mostly as a fallback plan!

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

My thoughts were a switchbot, for a non diy version. You put the bot on the laptop power button or keyboard.

this post was submitted on 18 Feb 2024

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