Broadband VPN Router User’s Manual

Network Diagnostics

This screen allows you to perform a "Ping" or a "DNS lookup". These activities can be useful in solving network problems.

An example Network Diagnostics screen is shown below.

Figure115: Network Diagnostics ScreenData - Network Diagnostics ScreenPing

IP Address

Enter the IP address you wish to ping. The IP address can be on your

 

LAN, or on the Internet. Note that if the address is on the Internet,

 

and no connection currently exists, you could get a "Timeout" error.

 

In that case, wait a few seconds and try again.

 

 

Ping Button

After entering the IP address, click this button to start the "Ping"

 

procedure. The results will be displayed in the Ping Results pane.

 

 

DNS Lookup

 

Internet name

Enter the Domain name or URL for which you want a DNS (Domain

 

Name Server) lookup. Note that if the address in on the Internet, and

 

no connection currently exists, you could get a "Timeout" error. In

 

that case, wait a few seconds and try again.

 

 

Lookup Button

After entering the Domain name/URL, click this button to start the

 

"DNS Lookup" procedure.

 

 

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