From 3592f519a0bf1ed1a12674bf1f52893dd69aafa6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Asif Bacchus <asif@asifbacchus.dev>
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2021 02:26:10 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] feature(magicpacket): send multiple packets

- send 2 packets per MAC address, 1 second delay between packets
- caters for a dropped packet or other transmission errors
---
 wol-magicPacket.psm1 | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/wol-magicPacket.psm1 b/wol-magicPacket.psm1
index 246e87f..7781fbb 100644
--- a/wol-magicPacket.psm1
+++ b/wol-magicPacket.psm1
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Broadcast one or more "magic packets" across a subnet to wake-up one or more target computers.
 
 .DESCRIPTION
-Sends a configurable number of "magic packets" per supplied MAC address as a broadcast over the subnet using a specified UDP port. MAC addresses can be supplied directly or via the pipeline either with or without explicitly specifying a parameter. The broadcast address and UDP port can be specified via parameters.
+Sends two (2) "magic packets" spaced one (1) second apart per supplied MAC address as a broadcast over the subnet using a specified UDP port. MAC addresses can be supplied directly or via the pipeline either with or without explicitly specifying a parameter. The broadcast address and UDP port can be specified via parameters.
 
 Note: You must specify the '-Verbose' parameter to see output for successfully sent packets.
 
@@ -101,11 +101,13 @@ function Send-MagicPacket
                 continue
             }
 
-            # broadcast magic packet
+            # broadcast magic packets
             try
             {
                 $UdpClient.Connect($BroadcastIP, $Port)
                 $UdpClient.Send($magicPacket, $magicPacket.Length) | Out-Null
+                Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
+                $UdpClient.Send($magicPacket, $magicPacket.Length) | Out-Null
                 Write-Verbose "Sent magic packet: Broadcast $addr over $BroadcastIP on port $Port (UDP)"
             }
             catch