Internet Led Is Red; Obtaining An Internet Ip Address - NETGEAR DGN3500 User Manual

Internet LED is Red

If the Internet LED is red, the device was unable to connect to the Internet. Verify the
following:
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Check that your log-in credentials are correct, or that the information you entered on the
Basic Settings screen is correct.
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Check with your ISP to verify that the Multiplexing method, VPI, and VCI settings on the
ADSL settings screen are correct.
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Check if your ISP has a problem—it may not be the router that cannot connect to the
Internet but your ISP that cannot provide an Internet connection.

Obtaining an Internet IP Address

If your wireless modem router is unable to access the Internet, and your Internet LED is
green or blinking green, you should determine whether the wireless modem router is able to
obtain an Internet IP address from the ISP. Unless you have been assigned a static IP
address, your wireless modem router must request an IP address from the ISP. You can
determine whether the request was successful using the browser interface.
To check the Internet IP address from the browser interface:
1.
Launch your browser, and select an external site such as www.netgear.com.
2.
Access the main menu of the wireless modem router's configuration at http://192.168.0.1.
3.
In the main menu, under Maintenance, select Router Status and check that an IP address is
shown for the WAN port. If 0.0.0.0 is shown, your wireless modem router has not obtained
an IP address from your ISP.
If your router is unable to obtain an IP address from the ISP, the problem might be one of the
following:
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If you have selected a login program, the service name, user name, or password might be
incorrectly set. See the following section,
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Your ISP might check for your computer's host name.
Assign the computer host name of your ISP account to the wireless modem router in the
browser-based Setup Wizard.
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Your ISP allows only one Ethernet MAC address to connect to Internet, and might check
for your computer's MAC address. In this case, do one of the following:
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Inform your ISP that you have bought a new network device, and ask them to use the
router's MAC address.
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Configure your router to spoof your computer's MAC address. This can be done in the
Basic Settings screen. See the N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router
DGN3500 Setup Manual.
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