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For Windows 98 and Millennium, For Windows 2000, Check your TCP/IP settings.

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Wireless-G Broadband Router with 2 Phone Ports D. In the This connection uses the following items box, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Click the Properties button. E. Enter a unique IP address that is not used by any other computer on the network connected to the Router. You can only use an IP address in the ranges 192.168.15.2 to 192.168.15.99 and 192.168.15.151 to 192.168.15.254. F. Enter the Subnet Mask, 255.255.255.0. G. Enter the Default Gateway, 192.168.15.1 (Router's default IP address). H. Toward the bottom of the window, select Use the following DNS server addresses, and enter the Preferred DNS server and Alternative DNS server (provided by your ISP). Contact your ISP or go on its website to find the information. I. Click the OK button in the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window. Click the OK button in the Local Area Connection Properties window. 4. I want to test my Internet connection. A. Check your TCP/IP settings. For Windows 98 and Millennium: Refer to Windows Help for details. Make sure Obtain IP address automatically is selected in the settings. For Windows 2000: 1. Click Start, Settings, and Control Panel. Double-click Network and Dial-Up Connections. 2. Right-click the Local Area Connection that is associated with the Ethernet adapter you are using, and select the Properties option. 3. In the Components checked are used by this connection box, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and click the Properties button. Make sure that Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically are selected. 58 Appendix A: Troubleshooting Common Problems and Solutions

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Wireless-G Broadband Router with 2 Phone Ports
58
Appendix A: Troubleshooting
Common Problems and Solutions
D.
In the
This connection uses the following items
box, highlight
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
. Click the
Properties
button.
E.
Enter a unique IP address that is not used by any other computer on the network connected to the
Router. You can only use an IP address in the ranges 192.168.15.2 to 192.168.15.99 and 192.168.15.151
to 192.168.15.254.
F.
Enter the Subnet Mask,
255.255.255.0
.
G.
Enter the Default Gateway,
192.168.15.1
(Router’s default IP address).
H.
Toward the bottom of the window, select
Use the following DNS server addresses
, and enter the
Preferred DNS server and Alternative DNS server (provided by your ISP). Contact your ISP or go on its
website to find the information.
I.
Click the
OK
button in the
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties
window. Click the
OK
button in the
Local
Area Connection Properties
window.
4.
I want to test my Internet connection.
A.
Check your TCP/IP settings.
For Windows 98 and Millennium:
Refer to Windows Help for details. Make sure
Obtain IP address automatically
is selected in the settings.
For Windows 2000:
1.
Click
Start
,
Settings
, and
Control Panel
. Double-click
Network and Dial-Up Connections
.
2.
Right-click the
Local Area Connection
that is associated with the Ethernet adapter you are using,
and select the
Properties
option.
3.
In the
Components checked are used by this connection
box, highlight
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
,
and click the
Properties
button. Make sure that
Obtain an IP address automatically
and
Obtain
DNS server address automatically
are selected.