Instant Broadband™ Series
Table of Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL Router | 1 |
Features | 1 |
Package Contents for the | 2 |
System Requirements | 2 |
Package Contents for the | 3 |
System Requirements | 3 |
Package Contents for the | 4 |
System Requirements | 4 |
Getting to Know the |
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EtherFast Cable/DSL Router | 5 |
The | 5 |
The | 6 |
Getting to Know the |
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EtherFast Cable/DSL Router | 8 |
The | 8 |
The | 9 |
Getting to Know the |
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EtherFast Cable/DSL Router | 11 |
The | 11 |
The | 13 |
Connecting the Cable/DSL Router |
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to Your Network | 15 |
Overview | 15 |
LANs and WANs | 15 |
IP Addresses: A Quick Lesson | 16 |
Connecting Your Hardware Together & Booting Up | 18 |
Uplinking: Connecting More Devices to Your Router | 20 |
Installing the BEFSRU31’s USB Port Drivers | 21 |
Installing the Windows 98 Driver | 21 |
Installing the Windows 2000 Driver | 25 |
Installing the Windows Millennium Driver | 29 |
Installing the Windows XP Driver | 31 |
EtherFast® Cable/DSL Routers
Configuring Your Network with the |
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Cable/DSL Router | 33 |
Configuring PCs to Connect to the Cable/DSL Router | 33 |
Configuring the Cable/DSL Router | 35 |
The Cable/DSL Router’s | 38 |
Quick and Easy Router Administration | 38 |
Setup | 39 |
Password | 41 |
Status | 42 |
DHCP | 43 |
Log | 44 |
Security | 45 |
Help | 47 |
IP Filtering | 49 |
IP Forwarding | 51 |
Dynamic Routing | 53 |
Static Routing | 54 |
DMZ Hosting | 56 |
MAC Address Cloning | 57 |
Troubleshooting | 58 |
Common Problems | 58 |
Frequently Asked Questions | 60 |
Glossary | 64 |
Appendix | 77 |
How to Ping Your ISP’s | 77 |
Installing the TCP/IP Protocol | 80 |
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Crimping Your Own Network Cables | 83 |
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Customer Support | 87 |