Send-MagicPacket.ps1
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function Send-MagicPacket {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Send a Magic Packet to a specific computer to wake up the computer.
.DESCRIPTION
A detailed description of the Send-MagicPacket function.
.PARAMETER Mac
This field will accept a string value for the MAC Address - e.g. "98-90-96-DE-4C-6E" or "98:90:96:DE:4C:6E"
.EXAMPLE
PS C:\> Send-MagicPacket -Mac 'Value1'
.OUTPUTS
string
.NOTES
Additional information about the function.
.LINK
http://www.microsoft.com/
#>
[CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = 'Default',
ConfirmImpact = 'Low',
HelpUri = 'http://www.microsoft.com/',
PositionalBinding = $true,
SupportsShouldProcess = $true)]
[OutputType([string], ParameterSetName = 'Default')]
[Alias('smp')]
[OutputType([String])]
param
(
[Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'Default',
Mandatory = $true,
ValueFromPipeline = $true,
ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true,
ValueFromRemainingArguments = $false,
Position = 0,
HelpMessage = "This field will accept a string value for the MAC Address - e.g. '98 - 90 - 96 -DE - 4C-6E' or '98:90:96:DE:4C:6E' ")]
[String]$Mac
)
BEGIN {
}
PROCESS {
if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess("$($MAC)", "Sending Magic Packet")) {
try {
$MacByteArray = $Mac -split "[:-]" | ForEach-Object { [Byte] "0x$_" }
[Byte[]]$MagicPacket = ( , 0xFF * 6) + ($MacByteArray * 16)
$UdpClient = New-Object System.Net.Sockets.UdpClient
$UdpClient.Connect(([System.Net.IPAddress]::Broadcast), 7)
$UdpClient.Send($MagicPacket, $MagicPacket.Length)
$UdpClient.Close()
}
catch {
Write-Error "Error sending magic packet"
}
}
}
END {
}
}
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