Configuring Your Router; Testing Your Network - eMachines T3104 - 256 MB RAM User Manual

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Configuring your router

Important
The following configuration information
applies to the Linksys
Cable/DSL routers. For any other brand or
model of router, see the manufacturer's
documentation, which may accompany
the router or be available from the
manufacturer's Web site.

Testing your network

After you have named your computers and set up TCP/IP on them, you can
configure your router using your Web browser. For these instructions, we
assume that you are using the router to connect your network to a high-speed
Broadband Internet connection through an Internet service provider (ISP) and
that you are configuring it as a DHCP server.
To configure the Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL router:
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EtherFast
From one of the computers connected to the network, open your Web
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browser, type
E .
NTER
When prompted for a username and password, leave the username box
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empty and type
opens.
Enter the following values in the appropriate fields:
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When you are finished entering information on the Setup page, click
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Apply.
Click the DHCP tab on the top of the screen.
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Click the Enable checkbox, then click Apply.
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Press the reset button on your cable or DSL modem, then restart the
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computer. Your network should be running. Go to
on page
Now that your home network is set up, log onto one of your computers and
access a favorite Internet Web site.
If you are unable to connect to the Internet:
Run the New Connection Wizard (for more information, see
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Internet Connection Wizard:" on page
Check all physical cable connections
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Compare the status lights on the front of the router or access point with
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the patterns described in the router or access point literature
Temporarily turn off any firewall software on your desktop computer
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Turn off all of the devices, then power them back on, cable or DSL modem
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first, router second, and computers last.
http://192.168.1.1
in the password box, then click OK. The Setup page
admin
Router Name and Domain Name—Check with your ISP to see if
entries are required in these fields and, if so, what entries are
required. Normally, leaving the fields blank will work.
LAN IP Address—We recommend that you accept the defaults.
WAN IP Address—If your ISP assigns you a different IP address
each time you log on, click Obtain an IP Address Automatically.
If your ISP requires a fixed IP address, click Specify an IP Address,
then type the values provided by your ISP.
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Creating an Ethernet network
in the browser's address box, then press
"Testing your network"
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"To use the
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