Figure 6-3. Pppoe Status Screen - NETGEAR DG814 Reference Manual

Reference Manual for the Model DG814 DSL Modem Internet Gateway
Click the "PPPoE Status" or "PPPoA Status" button to check the status in detail, as shown in
Figure 6-3, below.
Figure 6-3. PPPoE Status screen
The router will automatically authenticate with the PPPoE or PPPoA network when you have data
to transmit. You can manually connect to the network by clicking on the Connect button.
This screen gives you more detailed information about your PPPoE or PPPoA link. When the
connection is up and working, the amount of time that has elapsed since it came up is indicated in
the Connection Time field. The Model DG814 gateway goes through the following steps to bring
up a PPPoE or PPPoA connection.
The WAN LED indicates whether the ADSL physical layer can connect to the telephone
1.
companies ADSL equipment, called a DSL Access Multiplexor (DSLAM). The WAN LED
will be solid green when this connection is made.
"Connecting to server", "PPP LCP negotiation" and "Authentication" indicate whether the
2.
router is able to reach the PPPoE or PPPoA server and authenticate the User Name and
Password. If one of these steps fail it may indicate that the values entered in the WIZARD
SETUP screens are not correct.
"Getting IP addresses" indicates whether the router has successfully received a DHCP
3.
assignment from the DHCP server. This step is not necessary if a static IP address has been
assigned.
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