Troubleshooting; Quick Tips; Be Sure To Always Start Your Network In This Sequence; Make Sure The Ethernet Cables Are Securely Plugged In - NETGEAR RangeMax WNR834B User Manual

This chapter gives information about troubleshooting your wireless router.

Quick Tips

Here are some tips for correcting simple problems you may have.

Be sure to always start your network in this sequence:

1. Turn off and unplug the modem from it's power outlet, and turn off the wireless router and
computer.
2. Turn on the modem, and wait two minutes
3. Turn on the wireless router and wait 1 minute
4. Turn on the computer.

Make sure the Ethernet cables are securely plugged in.

• The Internet status light on the wireless router will be lit if the Ethernet cable to the wireless
router from the modem is plugged in securely and the modem and wireless router are both
turned on.
• For each powered on computer connected to the wireless router with a securely plugged in
Ethernet cable, the corresponding wireless router LAN port status light will be lit. The label on
the bottom of the wireless router identifies the number of each LAN port.

Make sure the network settings of the computer are correct.

• LAN connected computers must be configured to obtain an IP address automatically via
DHCP. Please see the links see links in

Troubleshooting

Appendix B, "Related Documents"
v1.0, 2006-03
Chapter 2
Troubleshooting
for help with this.
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