Verifying Your TCP/IP Connection
After installing the TCP/IP communication protocols and configuring an IP address in the same network as the Wireless Router, use the ping command to check if your computer has successfully connected to the Wireless Router. The following example shows how the ping procedure can be executed in an
ping 192.168.2.1
If a message similar to the following appears:
Pinging 192.168.2.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.2.1: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
a communication link between your computer and the Wireless Router has been successfully established.
If you get the following message,
Pinging 192.168.2.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
there may be something wrong in your installation procedure. Check the following items in sequence:
1.Is the Ethernet cable correctly connected between the Wireless Router and the computer?
The LAN LED on the Wireless Router and the Link LED of the network card on your computer must be on.
2.Is TCP/IP properly configured on your computer?
If the IP address of the Wireless Router is 192.168.2.1, the IP address of your PC must be from
If you can successfully ping the Wireless Router you are now ready to connect to the Internet!
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