Prestige 128MH PSTN Router/Hub

14.2 Problems With the WAN Ports

Table 14-2.

Troubleshooting a WAN Port Connection

 

 

Troubleshooting

Corrective Action

 

 

RDY LED of a WAN Port is not ON

Check if WAN Port 1 is connected to an external modem/ISDN TA.

 

 

Check if LINE 1 or LINE 2 is connected to a PSTN telephone line.

 

 

 

 

 

Check if the power of the external modem/ISDN TA is turned on.

 

 

 

14.3Problems with the LAN Interface

Table 14-3.

Troubleshooting the LAN Interface

 

 

Troubleshooting

Corrective Action

 

 

Can’ t PING any station on the LAN

Check the LAN LED on the front panel of your Prestige. If it is on,

 

 

then the link is up. If it is off, then check the cables connecting your

 

 

Prestige to your LAN.

 

 

 

 

 

Check the type of Ethernet interface that you have configured in

 

 

Menu 3.1. Verify that you are using the same (AUI or 10BaseT) as

 

 

configured in this menu.

 

 

 

 

 

Verify with your network administrator that the IP address and the IP

 

 

subnet mask configured in Menu 3.2 are valid for that LAN.

 

 

 

 

 

Check the physical Ethernet cable, and make sure the connections

 

 

on the Prestige and also to the hub are secure

 

 

 

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