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NETGEAR Router Setup Manual
3-6 Connecting the Router to the Internet
August 2004
Troubleshooting Tips
Here are some tips for correcting simple problems you may have.
Be sure to restart your network in this sequence:
1) Turn off the modem, router, and computer
2) Turn on the modem, wait two minutes
3) Turn on the router and wait 1 minute
4) Turn on the computer.
Make sure the Ethernet cables are securely plugged in.
• The Internet status light on the router will be lit if the Ethernet cable from the modem is
plugged in securely to the router and the modem and both are turned on.
• For each powered on computer connected to the router with a securely plugged in Ethernet
cable, the corresponding router LAN port status light will be lit. The label on the bottom of the
router identifies the number of each LAN port.
Make sure the network settings of the computer are correct.
• Computers connected to the router must be configured to obtain IP and DNS addresses
automatically via DHCP. For help with this, please see the animated tutorials on the CD or the
Setup Manual on the CD.
• Some cable modem ISPs require you to use the MAC address of the computer registered on
the account. If so, in the Router MAC Address section of the Basic Settings menu, select, “Use
this Computer’s MAC Address.” The router will then capture and use the MAC address of the
computer that you are now using. You must be using the computer that is registered with the
ISP. Click
Apply to save your settings. Restart the network in the correct sequence.
Check the router status lights to verify correct router operation.
If the Power light does not turn solid green within 2 minutes of turning the router on, reset the
router as described in the
Setup Manual on the CD.
Advanced user access.
Technically advanced users who want to bypass the configuration assistant can do so by logging to
the router at http://www.routerlogin.net/basicsetting.htm with the user name of admin and the
password of password in lower case letters.