IBM 22P6415 manual Connect your Gateway to the Internet with a DSL/Cable modem

After verifying that the LAN path works correctly, test the path from your computer to a remote device:

1.Connect your Gateway to the Internet with a DSL/Cable modem.

2.If you are using a Windows-based computer, click Start → Programs → Accessories → Command Prompt.

3.Type PING 192.168.1.1, followed by the IP address of a remote device such as the DNS server of your ISP.

If the path is functioning properly, replies are displayed. If you do not receive any replies, do the following:

a.Be sure your computer has the IP address of your Gateway listed as the default gateway. If the IP address configuration of your computer is assigned by DHCP, this information is not visible in the control panel network utility.

b.Click Start → Run, and then type winipcfg to verify that the IP address of the Gateway appears as the default gateway.

Note: In Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation and Windows 2000 Professional, run ipconfig from a command prompt.

c.Check to be sure that the network address of your computer (the portion of the IP address specified by the subnet mask) is different than the network address of the remote device.

d.Click System information to verify the Internet-broadband status. If the Internet-broadband connection is not functioning, check to be sure your DSL/Cable modem is connected and functioning. If you have just turned on your Gateway, it might be necessary to reset your DSL/Cable modem to get an IP address from the DHCP server at your ISP.

e.If your ISP assigned a host name to your computer, type the host name as the Gateway name in the Internet-broadband Configuration field. Pressing the RESET button on the rear of the Gateway restarts the Gateway. Holding down the RESET button on the rear of the Gateway for more than five seconds restores the factory default settings.

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