System and method for testing WOL function of computers

1. A server for testing a wake-up on LAN (WOL) function of a computer, the server connecting to the computer through a local area network (LAN), the server comprising:

at least one processor; and

a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, which when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:

obtain an Internet protocol (IP) address, a media access control (MAC) address, and a name of the computer, and set up a network connection between the server and the computer according to the IP address, the MAC address, and the name of the computer;

enable the computer to a wake-up mode when the server normally connects to the computer through the LAN;

generate a wake-up command for waking up a WOL function of the computer, send the wake-up command to the computer to perform a WOL function test process, and detect a current status of the computer from a data packet when the data packet is received from the computer;

record the current status as a test result of the WOL function of the computer, and store the test result to a storage system of the server;

count a test time when the test result is stored in the storage system;

determine whether the test time is equal to a predefined total time; and

terminate the WOL function test process of the computer and display the test result on a display of the server when the test time is equal to the predefined total time.

2. The server according to claim 1 , wherein the computer supports an advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) specification that specifies one or more wake-up modes of the computer.

3. The server according to claim 1 , wherein the current status is a working status indicating that the computer operates normally, or a wake-up status indicating that the computer needs to be woke up by the server.

4. A method for testing a wake-up on LAN (WOL) function of a computer, the computer connecting to a server through a local area network (LAN), the method being performed by execution of a computer-readable program stored in a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium and executed by at least one processor of the server, the method comprising:

obtaining an Internet protocol (IP) address, a media access control (MAC) address, and a name of the computer detected from the LAN or input from an input device of the server;

setting up a network connection between the server and the computer according to the IP address, the MAC address, and the name of the computer;

enabling the computer to a wake-up mode when the computing device normally connects to the computer through the LAN;

generating a wake-up command for waking up a WOL function of the computer, and sending the wake-up command to the computer to perform a WOL function test process;

detecting a current status of the computer from a data packet when the data packet is received from the computer;

recording the current status as a test result of the WOL function of the computer, and storing the test result to a storage system of the server;

counting a test time when the test result is stored in the storage system;

determining whether the test time is equal to a predefined total time; and

terminating the WOL function test process of the computer and displaying the test result on a display of the server when the test time is equal to the predefined total time.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the computer supports an advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) specification that specifies one or more wake-up modes of the computer.

6. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the current status is a working status indicating that the computer operates normally, or a wake-up status indicating that the computer needs to be woke up by the server.

7. A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device that connects to a computer through a local area network (LAN), causes the at least one processor to perform a method for testing a wake-up on LAN (WOL) function of the computer, the method comprising:

obtaining an Internet protocol (IP) address, a media access control (MAC) address, and a name of the computer;

setting up a network connection between the computing device and the computer according to the IP address, the MAC address, and the name of the computer;

enabling the computer to a wake-up mode when the computing device normally connects to the computer through the LAN;

generating a wake-up command for waking up a WOL function of the computer, and sending the wake-up command to the computer to perform a WOL function test process;

detecting a current status of the computer from a data packet when the data packet is received from the computer;

recording the current status as a test result of the WOL function of the computer, and storing the test result to a storage system of the computing device;

counting a test time when the test result is stored in the storage system;

determining whether the test time is equal to a predefined total time; and

terminating the WOL function test process of the computer and displaying the test result on a display of the server when the test time is equal to the predefined total time.

8. The storage medium according to claim 7 , wherein the computer supports an advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) specification that specifies one or more wake-up modes of the computer.

9. The storage medium according to claim 7 , wherein the current status is a working status indicating that the computer operates normally, or a wake-up status indicating that the computer needs to be woke up by the computing device.