I am trying to configure my laptop to be able to Wake On LAN via Magic Packets. I have a magic packet sniffer and it alerts me when a magic packet has been recieved(runs on target machine). The trouble is when I try to use the external ip address instead of the internal address. I have port forwarded port 9 to my internal ip(10.0.0.x, NOTE: x is only one digit). If I use the internal ip address, it tells me that a magic packet has been received. If I try the external ip address and sending from the target machine(to itself) it receives the magic packet. If I send it through a different machine or a website, it does not work. I am connected via ethernet cable(CAT 5). I also have the "Wake on LAN" setting in my BIOS set to "ENABLED". Also, my computer is set to "Allow this device to wake the computer". Am I doing something wrong?
P.S. The solution to the previous problem was to start the Simple TCP/IP Service in Windows.
I did some more research and it turns out that unless the router itself has a built in management and can be accessed publicly, WoL will not work behind a router. WoL will work however if you have a device already inside the network send the magic packet to the target machine. THat completely destroys the point of WoL!