Wake on LAN: Support IPv6-only interfaces
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Description
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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I have an interface on my OPNsense firewall that only has an IPv6 address and no IPv4 address, and I would like to broadcast Wake on LAN magic packets on it.
Describe the solution you'd like
I would like the Wake on LAN plugin to consider IPv6 addresses on interfaces and send broadcast packets to an iPv6 multicast address (e.g. ff02::1) if an IPv6 address is available.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Do not send an IP header at all, but rather send a raw ethernet frame with the magic packet as the payload.
Additional context
None
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the Wake on LAN plugin and reading how it discovers interface addresses and sends magic packets. Check how an IPv6-only interface should use the proposed multicast destination, then verify that the plugin sends the packet successfully without IPv4; the payload names no specific files or tests.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100