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DG834G Reference Manual A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names (such as www addresses) to numeric IP addresses. Typically your ISP will provide the addresses of one or two DNS servers for your use. If you entered a DNS address during the ADSL modem router's configuration, reboot your computer and verify the DNS address as described in "Preparing a Computer for Network Access:" in Appendix A. Alternatively, you can configure your computer manually with DNS addresses, as explained in your operating system documentation. • Your computer may not have the ADSL modem router configured as its TCP/IP ADSL modem router. If your computer obtains its information from the ADSL modem router by DHCP, reboot the computer and verify the ADSL modem router address as described in "Preparing a Computer for Network Access:" in Appendix A. Troubleshooting a TCP/IP Network Using the Ping Utility Most TCP/IP terminal devices and routers contain a ping utility that sends an echo request packet to the designated device. The device then responds with an echo reply. Troubleshooting a TCP/IP network is made very easy by using the ping utility in your computer. Testing the LAN Path to Your Router You can ping the router from your computer to verify that the LAN path to your router is set up correctly. To ping the router from a PC running Windows 95 or later: 1. From the Windows toolbar, click the Start button and select Run. 2. In the field provided, type Ping followed by the IP address of the router, as in this example: ping 192.168.0.1 3. Click OK. You should see a message like this one: Pinging with 32 bytes of data If the path is working, you see this message: Reply from < IP address >: bytes=32 time=NN ms TTL=xxx If the path is not working, you see this message: Troubleshooting 9-7 v3.0, September 2005