I Would Like To Test To See If My Internet Connection Is Alive - Motorola WN825G User Manual

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I would like to test to see if my Internet connection is alive.

For this, you will use the ping command to test the connection.
Before attempting, determine the IP Address of your adapter.
1 Open a command prompt by clicking Start and Run. For
Windows 98 and ME, in the Open field, type command and press
Enter or OK. For Windows 2000 and XP, type cmd. Or, navigate
using your Start button to Programs>Accessories>Command
Prompt.
2 In the Command window, type "ipconfig".
! You should see an IP address for your adapter, for example:
Ethernet Adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix.: Example.example.example.com.
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.1
3 In the Command window, type ping the Router's IP address and
press the Enter key. The router's IP address is most likely the
default gateway.
! If you receive a reply (the first word will be Reply...), then
your computer is connected to the router. Proceed to Step 4.
! If you do NOT receive a reply, try from a different computer to
verify that the first PC is not the cause of the problem.
4 In the Command window, type ping and your ISP's default
gateway and press the Enter key. You can determine your ISP's
default gateway by examining your modem and or router. Refer to
the instructions provided with your modem/router.
If you receive a reply (It might look something like this: Reply
!
from 216.109.125.72...), then your connection to the Internet
is alive and well.
! If you do NOT receive a reply, try from a different computer to
verify that the first PC is not the cause of the problem.
5 If you cannot determine your ISP's default gateway, ping
Yahoo.com or another known web location.
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