View The Event Log; Run The Diagnostic Utilities; Ping Utility - NETGEAR CG4500BDv2 User Manual

View the Event Log

The gateway logs security-related events such as denied incoming service requests and
hacker probes.
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To view the event log:
1. In the main menu, under Maintenance, select Event Log.
2. Do either of the following:
• To clear the log, click Clear Log.
• To refresh the log, click Refresh.

Run the Diagnostic Utilities

From the Diagnostics screen, you can run ping and traceroute utilities.

Ping Utility

Ping is an administration utility that tests the whether a computer on the network is reachable
and measures the time it takes messages sent from the originating device to reach a
destination computer and return.
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To run a ping test:
1. Log in to the gateway.
For more information, see
2. In the main menu, under Maintenance, select Diagnostics.
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