From 905db623325b5e8afa49b830f08276891788b81a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ryoku-cha <s.schiffmann@ryokucha.ch>
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2020 21:02:06 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update Docs - same subnet only (#15453)

Co-authored-by: Franck Nijhof <frenck@frenck.nl>
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 source/_integrations/wake_on_lan.markdown | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/source/_integrations/wake_on_lan.markdown b/source/_integrations/wake_on_lan.markdown
index 7d33ef58743..908ac71a794 100644
--- a/source/_integrations/wake_on_lan.markdown
+++ b/source/_integrations/wake_on_lan.markdown
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ Sample service data:
 }
 ```
 
+<div class='note'>
+This usually only works if the Target Device is connected to the same network. Routing the WakeOnLan packet to a different subnet requires a special configuration on your router or may not be possible.
+The Service to Route the packet is most likely named "IP Helper" which may support WakeOnLan, but not all Routers support this.
+</div>
+
 ## Switch
 
 The `wake_on_lan` (WOL) switch platform allows you to turn on a [WOL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake-on-LAN) enabled computer.