Prestige 782R G.SHDSL Router

Chapter 12

Troubleshooting

This chapter covers potential problems and the corresponding remedies.

Table 12-1 Problems Starting the Prestige

PROBLEM

 

CORRECTIVE ACTION

No LEDs are on when the

Check the connection between the adapter and the Prestige.

Prestige is turned on.

If error persists, it may be a hardware problem. Contact technical support.

 

 

 

 

Cannot access the Prestige

1. Check to see if the Prestige is connected to your computer’s serial port.

via the console port.

 

 

2. Check to see if the

VT100 terminal emulation.

 

 

communications

 

 

9600 bps is the Prestige factory default speed. Try

 

program is configured

 

other speeds in case it has been changed.

 

correctly. It should be

 

 

 

configured as follows:

No parity, 8 Data bits, 1 Stop bit, No Flow Control.

 

 

 

Table 12-2 Problems connecting with the WAN or Remote Node/ISP

 

PROBLEM

CORRECTIVE ACTION

 

 

Cannot initialize the

Verify the xDSL port/wall jack cable connection. The xDSL LED should be on. If

 

 

PVC connection.

not, verify in Menu 24.1 that the Line Status is Down. Wait 10 minutes until the

 

 

 

PVC synchronizes and the field reads Up. If the field does not eventually read Up,

 

 

 

verify in Menu 2 that Service Type (Client or Server) and Transfer Rate are the

 

 

 

same as the peer. If problems persist, check with the telephone company, ISP

 

 

 

and/or the peer router (in a LAN-to-LAN application).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cannot connect to a

Check Menu 4 or Menu 11.1 to verify the Encapsulation for the remote node.

 

 

remote node or ISP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 12-3 Problems connecting with the LAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROBLEM

CORRECTIVE ACTION

 

 

 

 

 

Cannot ping any station on the LAN.

Check the Ethernet LEDs on the front panel. The LED should be on for a port that has a station connected. If it is off, check the cables between your Prestige and the station.

Verify that the Prestige and workstations share the same IP address and subnet mask.

Troubleshooting

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