Network Diagnostics - Planex BLW-54MR User Manual

Wireless Router User Guide

Network Diagnostics

This screen allows you to perform a "Ping" or a "DNS lookup". These activities can be useful
in solving network problems.
An example Network Diagnostics screen is shown below.
Data - Network Diagnostics Screen
Ping
Enter the IP address you wish to ping. The IP address can be on your
Ping this
IP Address LAN, or on the Internet. Note that if the address is on the Internet,
and no connection currently exists, you could get a "Timeout" error.
In that case, wait a few seconds and try again.
Ping Button After entering the IP address, click this button to start the "Ping"
procedure. The results will be displayed in the Ping Results pane.
DNS Lookup
Enter the Domain name or URL for which you want a DNS (Domain
Domain
name/URL Name Server) lookup. Note that if the address in on the Internet and
no connection currently exists, you could get a "Timeout" error. In
that case, wait a few seconds and try again.
Lookup Button After entering the Domain name/URL, click this button to start the
"DNS Lookup" procedure. The results will be displayed in the DNS
Lookup Results pane.
Figure 46: Network Diagnostics Screen
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