Prestige 324 Intelligent Broadband Sharing Gateway

PROBLEM

CORRECTIVE ACTION

 

 

Cannot ping any computer on the

Check the 10M/100M LEDs on the front panel. One of these LEDs

LAN.

should be on. If they are both off, check the cables between your

 

Prestige and hub or the station.

 

Verify that the IP addresses and subnet masks of the Prestige and

 

the computers on the LAN are on the same subnet.

 

 

21.3 Problems with the WAN Interface

Table 21-3 Troubleshooting the WAN interface

PROBLEM

CORRECTIVE ACTION

 

 

Cannot get a WAN IP address

The WAN IP address is provided when the ISP recognizes the user

from the ISP.

as an authorized user after verifying the MAC address or Host Name

 

or User ID.

 

Find out the verification method used by your ISP.

 

 

 

If the ISP checks the LAN MAC address, tell the ISP the WAN MAC

 

address of the Prestige. The WAN MAC can be obtained from menu

 

24.1.

 

In case the ISP does not allow you to use a new MAC, you can clone

 

the MAC from the LAN as the WAN MAC and send it to the ISP

 

using Menu 2 - WAN Setup.

 

If the ISP checks the Host Name, enter host name in the system field

 

in Menu 1 - General Setup when you connect the Prestige to a

 

cable/xDSL modem.

 

If the ISP checks the User ID, make sure that you have entered the

 

correct Service Type, User Name and Password in Menu 4 -

 

Internet Access Setup.

Cannot connect to a remote node

Check menu 24.1 to verify the line status. Contact your service

or ISP.

provider if your line remains down.

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Troubleshooting