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DGFV338 ProSafe Wireless ADSL Modem VPN Firewall Router Reference Manual

Select Monitoring from the main menu and Diagnostics from the submenu. The Diagnostics screen will display.

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.The functionality of the each diagnostic tool is described in the following Table 6-5.

Table 6-5. Diagnostics

Item	Description

Ping or Trace an IP	Ping – Use this to send a ping packet request to the specified IP address. This is
address	often used to test a connection. If the request times out (no reply is received), this
	usually means the destination is unreachable. However, some network devices can
	be configured not to respond to a ping. The ping results will be displayed in a new
	screen; click Back to return to the Diagnostics screen.

	Trace – Often called Trace Route, this will list all Routers between the source (this
	device) and the destination IP address. The Trace Route results will be displayed in a
	new screen; click Back to return to the Diagnostics screen.

Perform a DNS	A DNS (Domain Name Server) converts the Internet name (e.g. www.netgear.com) to
Lookup	an IP address. If you need the IP address of a Web, FTP, Mail or other Server on the
	Internet, you can do a DNS lookup to find the IP address.

Display the Routing	This operation will display the internal routing table. This information is used by
Table	Technical Support and other staff who understand Routing Tables.

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