WOL not working on Intel NUC 12 (NUC12WSKi7) with i225-V NIC under Proxmox

nico.vonarx

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Hello,


I have an Intel NUC 12 (NUC12WSKi7) running Proxmox VE 9.2.3 and I cannot get Wake-on-LAN to work. Under Windows 11 WOL works perfectly, but under Proxmox the NIC loses power completely after shutdown.

Hardware:
  • Intel NUC12WSKi7
  • Intel Ethernet Controller I225-V (igc driver)
  • BIOS: WSADL357.0098.2026.0311.1524 (latest)

BIOS configuration:
  • Wake on LAN from S4/S5 → Power On - Normal Boot
  • Pseudo G3 → Disabled
  • PCIe ASPM → Disabled

What I tried in Proxmox:
  • ethtool -s nic0 wol g → Wake-on shows g
  • systemd wol.service with ExecStart and ExecStop both setting wol g and RemainAfterExit=yes
  • GRUB parameter pcie_port_pm=off
  • /etc/modprobe.d/igc.conf with options igc enable_wake=1
  • Kernel downgrade from 7.0.6 to 6.17.13-13-pve
  • post-up in /etc/network/interfaces

Result: After shutdown the LAN port LED is completely off. No power to the NIC. WOL is impossible.


Key observation: Under Windows 11 with the latest Intel driver WOL works perfectly – the LAN LED stays on after shutdown. Under Proxmox/Linux the igc driver seems to cut power to the NIC completely during shutdown regardless of WOL settings.


Has anyone solved this specific issue with the i225-V and igc driver under Proxmox? Is there a known patch or workaround?


Thank you!