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Wireless-N 300 Modem Router DGN2200 User Manual Viewing Attached Devices The Attached Devices screen contains a table of all IP devices that the wireless-N modem router has discovered on the local network. In the main menu, under Maintenance, select Attached Devices to view the table, shown in the following screen. Figure 4-8 For each device, the table shows the IP address, device name if available, and the Ethernet MAC address. Note that if the wireless-N modem router is rebooted, the table data is lost until the wireless-N modem router rediscovers the devices. To force the wireless-N modem router to look for attached devices, click the Refresh button. Running Diagnostic Utilities and Rebooting the Wireless-N Modem Router The wireless-N modem router has a diagnostics feature. You can use the Diagnostics screen to perform the following functions from the wireless-N modem router: • Ping an IP address to test connectivity to see if you can reach a remote host. • Perform a DNS lookup to test if an Internet name resolves to an IP address to verify that the DNS server configuration is working. • Display the Routing table to identify what other wireless-N modem routers the wireless-N modem router is communicating with. • Reboot the wireless-N modem router to enable new network configurations to take effect or to clear problems with the wireless-N modem router's network connection. 4-10 v1.0, March 2010 Managing Your Network

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Wireless-N 300 Modem Router DGN2200 User Manual
4-10
Managing Your Network
v1.0, March 2010
Viewing Attached Devices
The Attached Devices screen contains a table of all IP devices that the wireless-N modem router
has discovered on the local network. In the main menu, under Maintenance, select
Attached
Devices
to view the table, shown in the following screen.
For each device, the table shows the IP address, device name if available, and the Ethernet MAC
address. Note that if the wireless-N modem router is rebooted, the table data is lost until the
wireless-N modem router rediscovers the devices. To force the wireless-N modem router to look
for attached devices, click the
Refresh
button.
Running Diagnostic Utilities and Rebooting the Wireless-N
Modem Router
The wireless-N modem router has a diagnostics feature. You can use the Diagnostics screen to
perform the following functions from the wireless-N modem router:
Ping an IP address to test connectivity to see if you can reach a remote host.
Perform a DNS lookup to test if an Internet name resolves to an IP address to verify that the
DNS server configuration is working.
Display the Routing table to identify what other wireless-N modem routers the wireless-N
modem router is communicating with.
Reboot the wireless-N modem router to enable new network configurations to take effect or to
clear problems with the wireless-N modem router’s network connection.
Figure 4-8