NETGEAR RT311 Reference Manual page 101

Reference Guide for the Model RT311 and RT314 Internet Access Gateway Routers
Under the Advanced heading, click on Maintenance
3.
Check that an IP address is shown for the WAN Port
4.
If 0.0.0.0 is shown, your router has not obtained an IP address from your ISP.
To check the WAN IP address from the Manager interface:
If your system uses a login script such as PPPoE or RoadRunner, go to Manager
1.
interface Menu 24.4 - System Maintenance - Diagnostic and select Internet Setup Test.
This will cause your router to attempt to login to the ISP.
Go to Manager interface Menu 24.1 - System Maintenance - Status
2.
Check that an IP address is shown for the WAN Port
3.
If 0.0.0.0 is shown, your router has not obtained an IP address from your ISP.
If your router is unable to obtain an ISP address from the ISP, the problem may be one of the
following:
• Your ISP may require a login program.
Ask your ISP whether they require PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) or a RoadRunner login.
• If you have selected a login program, you may have incorrectly set the login name and
password.
• Your ISP may check for your PC's host name.
Assign the PC Host Name of your ISP account to the router as System Name in Manager
Menu 1, or as Host Name in the browser-based Setup Wizard.
• Your ISP only allows one MAC address to connect to Internet, and may check for your PC's
MAC address.
Inform your ISP that you have bought a new network device, and ask them to use the router's
MAC address.
OR
Configure your router to spoof your PC's MAC address. This can be done in Manager Menu 2,
or in the browser-based Setup Wizard.
If your router can obtain an IP address, but your PC is unable to load any web pages from the
Internet:
• Your PC may not recognize any DNS server addresses.
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