A system and method for delivering the magic packet to wake up a node in a remote subnet are disclosed. A method includes receiving a message generated by a source node located on a first subnet at a switching device located on a second subnet, where the message includes an address associated with a target node. The switching device determines if the target node is located on the second subnet by comparing the address to a plurality of network addresses included in a memory of the switching device. The message is communicated to the target node if the address matches one of the network addresses in the memory and is used to wake up the target node.