Test The Lan Path From Your Computer To The Airbridge; Test The Path From Your Computer To A Remote Device - NETGEAR Insight Instant AirBridge User Manual

Test the LAN path from your computer to the AirBridge

You can ping the AirBridge from your computer to verify that the LAN path to your
AirBridge is set up correctly.
To ping the AirBridge from a Windows-based computer:
1. From the Windows taskbar, click the Start button and select Run.
2. In the field provided, enter ping followed by the IP address of the AirBridge, as in
this example:
ping 192.168.0.100
3. Click the OK button.
A message such as the following one displays:
Pinging <IP address> with 32 bytes of data
If the path is working, you see this message:
Reply from < IP address >: bytes=32 time=NN ms TTL=xxx
If the path is not working, you see this message:
Request timed out
If the path is not functioning correctly, one of the following problems might be occurring:
• Wrong physical connections
For a wired connection, make sure that the numbered LAN LED is lit for the port to
which you are connected.
Check that the appropriate LEDs are on for your network devices. If your AirBridge
and computer are connected to a separate Ethernet switch, make sure that the link
LEDs are lit for the switch ports that are connected to your computer and AirBridge.
• Wrong network configuration
Verify that the Ethernet card driver software and TCP/IP software are both installed
and configured on your computer.
Verify that the IP address for your AirBridge and your computer are correct and that
the addresses are in the same subnet.

Test the path from your computer to a remote device

After you verify that the LAN path works correctly, test the path from your computer to
a remote device.
To test the path from your computer to a remote device:
1. From the Windows toolbar, click the Start button and select Run.
2. In the field provided, enter ping -n 10 IP address.
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