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Weirdly I've found with some (x86/x64) machines that their Wake-on-LAN doesn't work after a power loss.

But could probably use a similar idea to signal the power button with a pi or esp32?

But could probably use a similar idea to signal the power button with a pi or esp32?

I thought of that but it's not worth it, since these N100 systems cost around $150.

Perhaps a better solution is with a 555 timer, that turns on the machine when the led goes off.

On linux I find it's usually necessary to enable WoL on boot with 'ethtool -s eth0 wol g' (you can check the current state of all most wakeup stuff with 'cat /proc/acpi/wakeup').

I have a couple of Ryzen machines like that.

They need a power button press to power on the NIC. As long as WoL is enabled everywhere, the NIC will stay on until they lose power again.

A switchbot might also be an option.

You don't even need to press a physical switch. Anything that can short a jumper on the motherboard would be enough.

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