Resetting tcp/ip properties (windows) – NETGEAR DG814 User Manual
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For Windows, the Network Properties should have Obtain an IP address automatically
selected (see page 6). For Macintosh computers, the TCP/IP (or Network) control panel
should be set to Using DHCP Server (see page 7).
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You may also verify that the gateway’s local IP address is 192.168.0.1. The computer’s IP
address should be between 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.254.
Your gateway might not be able to obtain a IP address from the ISP.
1.
Start your browser, type the address for an external site (like www.NETGEAR.com),
and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh).
2.
Go to the gateway’s Settings pages by going to
http://192.168.0.1
.
3.
In the User ID box type
admin,
in the Password box type
password,
and click OK.
4.
Under the Maintenance heading, click Gateway Status.
5.
Check that an IP address is shown for the WAN Port.
If you see
0.0.0.0
, contact your ISP to get current configuration information.
Resetting TCP/IP Properties (Windows)
If you’re on a Windows computer and are still having problems, you may try the following
procedure before contacting technical support.
Windows 98/Me
1. Click the Start button and
then click Run.
2. Type
winipcfg
and then
click OK.
3. Select your Ethernet adapter.
For any Windows computer, if you are using the recommended default TCP/IP settings,
they should be:
4. Click More Info and verify
that the DNS Servers box
displays
192.168.0.1
.
5. Click Release All and
then Renew All.
6. Verify that you got a valid
address and click OK.
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4. Type
ipconfig/release.
5. Type
ipconfig/renew
.
6. Verify that you got a
valid address and close
the window.
Windows 2000
1. Click the Start button
and then click Run.
2. Type
CMD
and
click OK.
3. Type
ipconfig/all
.
Windows XP
1. Open My Network Places.
2. Click View network
connections (Network Tasks).
3. Click your enabled LAN
connection.
4. Click Repair this
connection (Network Tasks).
5. Verify that you got a valid
address and close the
window.
• IP Address: between
192.168.0.2
and
192.168.0.254
• Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.0
• Default Gateway:
192.168.0.1
Note: For Windows XP, you’ll
find the TCP/IP information in
the Details area.