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System Mode:
Identifies the system operating mode for your device, such as Routing mode,
Bridging mode, or both modes simultaneously.
Get LAN Address:
Provides options for how the device's LAN interface is assigned an IP
address.
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Manual indicates that you will be assigning a static IP address, which you can enter in the
fields below.
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External DHCP Server indicates that your ISP will be assigning an IP address from their
own DHCP servers, dynamically each time you log on.
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Internal DHCP Server indicates that you have a DHCP server device on your network
that will assign an address to the port.
If you choose either the internal or external server option, the LAN interface is called a
DHCP client of the server.
Note
that the public IP address assigned to you by your ISP is not your LAN IP address.
The public IP address identifies the WAN (ADSL) port on your ADSL/Ethernet router to the
Internet. Or, in bridge configurations, it may be assigned to a PC.
Speed/Duplex:
Speed indicates the speed of the Ethernet communication between the
ADSL/Ethernet router and the LAN PCs or hub. Duplex indicates the type of Ethernet
communication (i.e., full duplex, or half-duplex). These settings are not user-configurable
LAN IP Address and Network Mask: The IP address and network mask for the port.
IGMP:
Indicates whether this interface is enabled with the Internet Group Management
Protocol. When enabled, the ADSL/Ethernet router collects and consolidates requests from
the LAN PCs to receive IGMP messages from external computers. The interface also forwards
IGMP messages it receives on its WAN interface to the appropriate hosts. The WAN interface
must also be enabled for the IGMP protocol.
MTU:
The Maximum Transmission Unit specifies the size in bytes of the largest Ethernet
packet that the interface will accept. Packets larger than this size will be dropped.
5.5.3 DSL
You can view configuration parameters and performance statistics for the ADSL/Ethernet
Router's DSL line. If the
DSL Status
page is not already displaying, click the WAN tab. The
DSL page displays by default.