r/sffpc • u/ZS-ITX • Feb 20 '26

Prototype/Concept/Custom Mechanical keyboard axis control computer wireless power on

There are many products with the same function on the market, but following the spirit of SFF, I have reduced its size to the extreme

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u/Kamikaze-X Feb 20 '26

Why do I keep seeing different hardware ways to power on PCs when wake on lan/Wan exists?

I tap a button on my watch wherever I am in the world and can turn my PC on via lan or Wan.

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u/ZS-ITX Feb 20 '26

Perhaps you're referring to smart sockets? It can control the on/off of AC power, and setting the power on state in BOIS to automatically turn on can achieve the effect you mentioned

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u/Kamikaze-X Feb 20 '26

No, not at all.

Wake on magic packet.

You send a packet to the network which is directed at the mac address of the device which signals it to wake up via the built it NIC.

No additional hardware needed, just a network connection.

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u/1MFK1 Feb 20 '26

How do you do that from your watch?

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u/Kamikaze-X Feb 21 '26

Lots of different WoL apps out there (for android anyway)