Running Diagnostic Utilities And Rebooting The Modem Router - NETGEAR DM111P - ADSL2+ Ethernet Modem User Manual

ADSL2+ Modem Router User Manual
The upper table indicates how the modem router has detected the ADSL parameters are
configured, except for the "Line Up Time", which indicates the time elapsed since the last reset or
power cycle.
The lower table provides information about the quality of upstream and downstream data. These
statistics will be of interest to your technical support representative if you are having problems
obtaining or maintaining a connection.
Table 2-1. Router Statistics Fields
Field Description
Line Rate Average data rates.
Attainable Line The maximum attainable line rates. Typically, the downstream speed is faster than the
Rate upstream speed.
Noise Margin This is the signal-to-noise ratio and is a measure of the quality of the signal on the line.
The higher the margin, the better the quality.
Line Attenuation The line attenuation will increase the further you are physically located from your ISP's
facilities.
Output Power Indicates the strength of the upstream and downstream signals.
Clicking the More Information link will provide more details about the quality of the traffic sent
and received, which also may be of interest to your technical support representative if you are
having problems obtaining or maintaining a connection.
Running Diagnostic Utilities and Rebooting the Modem
Router
The modem router has a diagnostics feature. You can use the diagnostics menu to perform the
following functions from the modem router:
• Perform a diagnostic test to check that the unit is working properly.
• Display the Routing Table to identify what other modem routers the modem router is
communicating with.
• Reboot the modem router to enable new network configurations to take effect or to clear
problems with the modem router's network connection.
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Managing Your Modem Router