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Administration of the Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable

Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable / English / A31008-E505-B100-1-7619 / admin_router.fm / 16.07.2003

Log File

The log file of Internet connections is shown on the Log File screen. This file logs

information about all the Internet connections and connection attempts. If you

experience problems accessing the Internet, then this data may be useful when getting

help on the Siemens Hotline.

To clear the log file, click on Delete. Now the events that occur from this time on will

be displayed.

IP Address

Shows the

IP address

of your router on the Internet (

Public IP

address

). This is different from the IP address which your router has

in the local network (

Private IP address

). The public IP address is

assigned to the router by your ISP.

Subnet Mask

Indicates the router's

Subnet mask

on the Internet. This subnet

mask is assigned by your ISP.

Default Gateway This is the IP address to which your router sends outgoing data

packets first.

DNS Server

This is the IP address of the

DNS

Server.

Host Name

The name of the router on the Internet, if a host name has been

configured.

Domain Name

This is the

Domain name

of the router on the Internet, if a domain

name has been configured.

MAC Address

This is the physical address of the WAN connection of your router.

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The log file has a maximum length. The oldest entries are deleted

automatically.