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However, if it says MODEM ACTIVATING then it’s not
finding the line or failing to synchronise. This could be
because your ADSL phone cable is not plugged in or
maybe even faulty. Check and retry.
8. Now you need to do some ping tests. These are tests to make sure that you can ‘see’ the router. If running windows then
drop into DOS (DON’T PANIC!). For W9x do start/run enter ‘command’ and then click on OK. For W2K do start/run/cmd
and then click on OK. If using Mac (OSX) then run
ping from Applications/Utilities/Network Utility.
For DOS enter ‘ping’ followed by the router
address (remember the DEFAULT router address
is 192.168.1.1 but if you’ve changed this remember
to use the new address):
You should get a reply if not then check the
addresses of your computer match the gateway (as
shown below)....
For a MAC enter the address of the router in the
ping programme. You should get a reply message.
9. If you have a PC you should check your
actual
IP settings (not what you
think
your settings are). If it’s a MAC you can
assume that what the values are is what you’ve set them to be!
Win9x
Win2K
From your PC go Start/Run/winipcfg.
Make sure that the Ethernet Adapter Information is for your
actual network card (see the example above).
Click on ‘More Info’:
To check your actual IP settings under W2K you first of all
need to drop into DOS again: Isn’t W2K great –
Microsoft’s great Windows OS and you still have to run
DOS programmes?!
Do start/run/cmd and click on OK.
Then, at the prompt enter
ipconfig \all
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : company
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139(A)-based PCI
Fast Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-18-2F-92-4B
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.20
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 28 February 2002 12:57:21
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 03 March 2002 12:57:21
Check you have sensible numbers for IP address, Subnet,
