Wireless Gateway User Guide
WAN Status – PPPoE
If the WAN (Ethernet) port is using PPPoE, then clicking the WAN Status link on the Status screen will reveal a screen like the following.
| Figure 9: WAN Status – PPPoE |
Status Data |
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WAN Status |
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Physical Address | The "Hardware" address of this device, as seen by other devices on the |
| WAN. |
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IP Address | The IP Address of this device, as seen by devices on the WAN. |
| (This device has 2 IP Addresses; one for the local LAN, and another |
| for the WAN port.) |
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Network Mask | The Network Mask (Subnet Mask) for the IP Address above. |
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PPPoE Link | This indicates whether or not the connection is currently established. |
Status | If the connection does not exist, the Connect button can be used to |
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| establish a connection. |
| If the connection currently exists, the Disconnect button can be used to |
| break the connection. |
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Connection Log |
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Log Data
This shows status messages relating to the existing connection. The most common messages are listed in the following table.
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