What's new in WakeMeOnLan 1.91
May 12, 2023
- Updated the internal MAC addresses database.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.90 (Nov 22, 2021)
- Added 'All Possible Addresses' to the 'Send The Wake-on-LAN Packet To...' option, which simply causes WakeMeOnLan to send Wake-on-LAN packets to all possible addresses (Broadcast Address 255.255.255.255, Broadcast Address According to IP Address, IP Address of the device)
- Updated the internal MAC addresses database
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.87 (Jan 4, 2021)
- Updated the internal MAC addresses database.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.86 (May 16, 2020)
- Updated the internal MAC addresses database.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.85 (Sep 26, 2019)
- Updated the internal MAC addresses database.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.84 (Mar 23, 2019)
- Fixed bug: WakeMeOnLan failed to remember the last size/position of the main window if it was not located in the primary monitor.
- Updated the internal MAC addresses database.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.83 (Feb 16, 2018)
- Updated the internal MAC addresses database.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.82 (Oct 14, 2017)
- Removed the 'Use Broadcast Address According to IP Address' menu item, which was inactive since version 1.70
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.81 (Aug 16, 2017)
- Added new option to 'Send The Wake-on-LAN Packet To...': 'Name of the device'. If you choose this option - For every computer you wakeup, WakeMeOnLan will try to resolve the name of the computer/device ('Computer Name' column) to IP address and then send the wakup packet to this IP address. If the name cannot be resolved, the IP address displayed in the 'IP Address' column will be used.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.80 (Jul 17, 2017)
- When using the combination of /scan and one of the save command-line option ( /scomma, /shtml , and so on....) the 'Status' field is now updated according to scan result. e.g: WakeMeOnLan.exe /scan /shtml c:tempstatus.html
- Fixed bug: On some systems, WakeMeOnLan failed to detect correctly the active network adapter for scanning.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.79 (May 2, 2017)
- Updated the internal MAC addresses database.
- Added 64-bit version.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.78 (Sep 16, 2016)
- The connect name is now displayed in the network adapters list. ('Advanced Options' window)
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.77 (Aug 18, 2016)
- Updated the internal MAC addresses database.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.76 (Apr 20, 2016)
- The default of 'Send The Wake-on-LAN Packet To...' option is now 'Broadcast Address According to IP Address' instead of 'Broadcast Address 255.255.255.255'. This change is made because on some Windows 10/8 systems, the 'Broadcast Address 255.255.255.255' option doesn't work.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.75 (Mar 21, 2016)
- Added /wakeupmulti command-line option, which allows you to wake up multiple computers, for example: /wakeupmulti 192.168.0.25 192.168.0.31 192.168.0.35
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.73 (Jan 25, 2016)
- Added the 'Start Scanning - Only Selected IPs' option to the right-click context menu.
- Updated the internal MAC addresses database.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.72 (Dec 21, 2015)
- Added 'Start Scanning - Only Selected IPs' option
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.71 (May 8, 2015)
- Updated the internal MAC addresses database
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.70 (Apr 7, 2015)
- Added 'Send The Wake-on-LAN To...' option (Under the Options menu): Broadcast Address 255.255.255.255 (The default), Broadcast Address According to IP Address, or IP Address of the device.
- Fixed issue: On some systems, WakeMeOnLan added items with 00-00-00-00-00-00 as MAC address.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.68 (Jan 22, 2015)
- Added 'Copy As Hosts File' option. (Ctrl+H)
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.67 (Oct 28, 2014)
- Added 'Scan Listed IPs On Start' option.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.66 (Aug 13, 2014)
- Fixed bug: WakeMeOnLan failed to sort the computers list properly on start.
- Added 'Index' column, which represents the order that the computers were added.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.65 (Mar 28, 2014)
- Added option to scan only the IP addresses listed in the main window of WakeMeOnLan. ('Start Scanning - Only Listed IPs' - Ctrl+F5)
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.62 (Feb 24, 2014)
- You can now specify host name as the broadcast address.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.61 (Dec 9, 2013)
- Added new option to 'Change Wake Up Settings of Selected Items' window: 'Send multiple Wake-on-LAN packets'.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.60 (Oct 29, 2013)
- Added 'Change Wake Up Settings of Selected Items' option, which allows you to assign for every item the port number and the broadcast address that will be used instead of the default port number/broadcast address. You can select multiple items and then change the port number and broadcast address for all selected items at once
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.55 (Oct 7, 2013)
- Added /cfg command-line option, which instructs WakeMeOnLan to use a config file in another location instead if the default config file, for example:
- WakeMeOnLan.exe /cfg "%AppData%\WakeMeOnLan.cfg"
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.53 (Aug 16, 2013)
- Updated the internal MAC addresses database
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.52 (Jul 13, 2013)
- Added 'Auto Size Columns+Headers' option.
- Added option to choose the font displayed on the main window of WakeMeOnLan.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.51 (May 15, 2013)
- When you choose to scan specific IP addresses range, WakeMeOnLan now automatically skips the broadcast addresses, according to the IP addresses/Subnet masks settings of every network adapter.
- The default button of the delete question-box is 'No', in order to avoid from deleting by mistake.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.50 (Feb 22, 2013)
- Added 'Use Broadcast Address According to IP Address' option. When it's turn on, the broadcast address is calculated according to the IP address. For Example, if the IP address is 192.168.0.10, then 192.168.0.255 will be used as broadcast address.
- Fixed bug: WakeMeOnLan failed to load the external MAC addresses file (oui.txt) when every line has 2 leading space characters.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.48 (Jan 24, 2013)
- Updated the internal MAC addresses database.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.47 (Dec 27, 2012)
- Fixed issue: The properties dialog-box and other windows opened in the wrong monitor, on multi-monitors system.
- Added 'Mark Odd/Even Rows' option, under the View menu. When it's turned on, the odd and even rows are displayed in different color, to make it easier to read a single line.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.46 (Nov 20, 2012)
- Fixed /wakeup command-line option to accept MAC Address in xxxxxxxxxxxx format, when the computer is not in the list
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.45 (Nov 15, 2012)
- Added new command-line options: /UseIPAddressesRange , /IPAddressFrom , /IPAddressTo , and more
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.41 (Nov 1, 2012)
- Added /wakeupiprange command-line option, which allows you to wake up computers in the specified IP addresses range
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.40 (Sep 10, 2012)
- Fixed bug: For some computers the workgroup name displayed instead of the computer name, if the NetBIOS scan was turned on.
- Added Workgroup column (This column is filled only if the NetBIOS scan is turned on)
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.37 (Jun 19, 2012)
- Fixed bug: WakeMeOnLan crashed on some systems when starting the scanning and the 'Clear ARP Cache On Every Scan' option is turned on.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.36 (Jun 5, 2012)
- Added 'Clear ARP Cache On Every Scan' option. This option is useful for Windows 2000/XP, because if the ARP cache is not cleared, a device might be displayed as connected even when it's not connected, because the ARP information is taken from the cache of Windows operating system. On Windows Vista/7, this option is irrelevant, because the ARP scanning is not affected by the cache.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.35 (May 21, 2012)
- Added 'Add New Computer' option (Ctrl+N), which allows you to manually add new computer to the list.
- Added 'Edit Selected Computer' option (Ctrl+E), which allows you to edit the selected computer entry.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.30 (Apr 9, 2012)
- Added new option (In Advanced Options window): Use NetBIOS protocol to locate computers on other network segments. By default, WakeMeOnLan uses only ARP protocol to detect computers on your network. If this option is turned on, WakeMeOnLan also scans your network with NetBIOS protocol. As opposed to ARP, NetBIOS scan can also detect computers located on other network segments.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.28 (Mar 15, 2012)
- Added 'Ask Before Wake Up' option. By default, this option is turned on. If you turn it off, the 'Wake Up Selected Computers' option will work immediately, without asking any question.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.27 (Feb 22, 2012)
- Added 'Start As Hidden' option. When this option and 'Put Icon On Tray' option are turned on, the main window of WakeMeOnLan will be invisible on start.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.26 (Feb 16, 2012)
- the /wakeup command-line option now accepts MAC addresses in xxxxxxxxxxxx format.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.25 (Dec 14, 2011)
- Added 'MAC Address Format' option, under the Options menu.
- Copy MAC Address option now allows you to copy multiple MAC addresses.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.21 (Nov 9, 2011)
- Fixed bug: When using the 'Scan the following IP addresses range' option, WakeMeOnLan didn't scan the last IP address in the specified IP range.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.20 (Oct 31, 2011)
- Added 'Put Icon On Tray' option.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.15 (Oct 20, 2011)
- Added /wakeupall command-line option, which allows to easily wake up all computers in the list from command-line
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.12 (Sep 28, 2011)
- Fixed the sorting of the IP Address column.
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.11 (Sep 21, 2011)
- Added /scan command-line option, which automatically scans your network and update the .cfg file without displaying any user interface
New in WakeMeOnLan 1.10 (Aug 31, 2011)
- Added 'Advanced Wake Up' (F7), which allows you to specify 2 advanced parameters for waking up your remote computers: Port Number and Broadcast Address.
- Also, added the option to specify the port number and broadcast address from command-line.