From the Windows toolbar, click Start and select Run.
1.
In the field provided, type Ping followed by the address of the router, as in this example:
2.
ping www.routerlogin.net
or
ping 192.168.1.1
Click OK.
3.
You should see a message like this one:
Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data
If the path is working, you see this message:
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=NN ms TTL=xxx
If the path is not working, you see this message:
Request timed out
If the path is not functioning correctly, you could have one of the following problems:
•
Wrong physical connections
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Make sure that the LAN port light is on. If the light is off, follow the instructions in
"Front Panel" on page
–
Check that the corresponding lights are on for your computer's network interface
card.
•
Wrong network configuration
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Verify that the Ethernet card driver software and TCP/IP software are both installed
and configured on your computer.
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Verify that the IP address for your router and your computer are correct and that the
addresses on both begin with 255.255.255.0.
Testing the Path from a PC to the Internet
After verifying that the path between your computer and the wireless router works correctly, test
the path from your PC to the Internet. From the Windows Start > Run... menu, type:
PING -n 10 <IP address>
where <IP address> is the IP address of a remote device such as your ISP's DNS server.
If the path is functioning correctly, replies as in the previous section are displayed. If you do not
receive replies:
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