Troubleshooting A Tcp/Ip Network Using A Ping Utility; Testing The Lan Path To Your Router - NETGEAR WGT634U Reference Manual

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Configure your router to spoof your computer's MAC address. This can be done in the Basic
Settings menu. Refer to
page 3-15.
If your router can obtain an IP address, but your computer is unable to load any Web pages from
the Internet:
• Your computer may not recognize any DNS server addresses.
A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names (such as www addresses)
to numeric IP addresses. Typically your ISP will provide the addresses of one or two DNS
servers for your use. If you entered a DNS address during the router's configuration, reboot
your computer and verify the DNS address as described in
page C-6. Alternatively, you may configure your computer manually with DNS addresses, as
explained in your operating system documentation.
• Your computer may not have the router configured as its TCP/IP gateway.
If your computer obtains its information from the router by DHCP, reboot the computer and
verify the gateway address as described in

Troubleshooting a TCP/IP Network Using a Ping Utility

Most TCP/IP terminal devices and routers contain a ping utility that sends an echo request packet
to the designated device. The device then responds with an echo reply. Troubleshooting a TCP/IP
network is made very easy by using the ping utility on your computer.

Testing the LAN Path to Your Router

You can ping the router from your PC to verify that the LAN path to your router is set up correctly.
To ping the router from a PC running Windows 95 or later:
From the Windows toolbar, click the Start button and select Run.
1.
In the field provided, type Ping followed by the IP address of the router, as in this example:
2.
ping 192.168.1.1
Click on OK.
3.
You should see a message like this one:
Troubleshooting
Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Media Router WGT634U
"How to Manually Configure Your Internet Connection" on
"Verifying TCP/IP Properties" on page
April 2004, 202-10018-02
"Verifying TCP/IP Properties" on
C-6.
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