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Configuring the local network
Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable / englisch / A31008-E505-B100-1-19 / configure_tcpip.fm / 15.06.2004
Checking the connection to the Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable
Once the network has been set up on a PC, you can check whether the PC has been suc-
cessfully connected to the Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable. This can be done as follows:
u
Open
Command prompt
. This can be done by clicking on
Start
–
Programs
–
Com-
mand prompt
.
u
Enter the command
ping 192.168.2.1
.
The
ping
command sends data packets to the router with the specified IP address and
checks whether the router responds. If this is the case, the command presents statistics
about the connection, e.g. how many data packets were sent, how many received, how
long the transfer took, etc. If you can see this information then the connection to the
router is functioning properly.
If the command does not return any statistics, but ends with a time-out, then this means
that the components cannot communicate with each other. Check the following points:
1. Is the Ethernet cable between the Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable and the PC properly con-
nected, or is there a wireless connection via a wireless network adapter?
The LED display for the LAN connections on the Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable and link dis-
play for the network card in your PC must light up. For wireless connections the
Gigaset WLAN Adapter Monitor must display connection information.
2. Has TCP/IP been properly configured on your computer?
If the Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable has IP address 192.168.2.1, your PC's IP address must
be between 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.254, the default gateway must have the
address 192.168.2.1.
If you can successfully address the Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable with the
ping
command,
then the PC has been configured properly.
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If the router's IP address was changed, enter the new IP address.
