Adsl Settings - NETGEAR DG834 Reference Manual

Reference Manual for the ADSL Firewall Router DG834
A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names (such as
www.netgear.com) to numeric IP addresses. Typically your ISP transfers the IP address of one
or two DNS servers to your router during login. If the ISP does not transfer an address, you
must obtain it from the ISP and enter it manually here.
5. You should only disable NAT if you are sure you do not require it. NAT automatically assigns
private IP addresses (192.168.0.x) to LAN connected devices. When NAT is disabled, only
standard routing is performed by this router.
Classical routing lets you directly manage the IP addresses the DG834 uses. Classical routing
should be selected only by experienced users.
Note: Disabling NAT will reboot the router and reset all the DG834 configuration
settings to the factory default. Disable NAT only if you plan to install the
DG834 in a setting where you will be manually administering the IP address
space on the LAN side of the router.
6. Router MAC Address:
This section determines the Ethernet MAC address that will be used by the router on the
Internet port. Some ISPs will register the Ethernet MAC address of the network interface card
in your computer when your account is first opened. They will then only accept traffic from
the MAC address of that computer. This feature allows your router to masquerade as that
computer by "cloning" its MAC address.
7. To change the MAC address, select "Use this Computer's MAC address". The router will then
capture and use the MAC address of the computer that you are now using. You must be using
the one computer that is allowed by the ISP. Alternatively, select "Use this MAC address" and
enter it.
8. Click Apply to save your settings.
9. Click the Test button to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR Web site does not
appear within one minute, refer to

ADSL Settings

The default settings of your DG834 ADSL Firewall Router will work fine for most ISPs. However,
some ISPs use a specific Multiplexing Method and Virtual Circuit Number for the Virtual Path
Identifier (VPI) and Virtual Channel Identifier (VCI).
Note: The correct country must be selected from the Setup Wizard's first page for the default
ADSL Settings to work.
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Connecting the Router to the Internet