Netgear N600-WiFi Genie Apps User Manual - Page 178

Run the Trace Route Utility Using the Desktop genie App, Perform a DNS Lookup Using the Desktop

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NETGEAR genie App Run the Trace Route Utility Using the Desktop genie App To display the route and measure transit delays of packets across an IP, run the trace route utility.  To run the trace route utility using the desktop genie app for Windows and Mac computers: 1. Open the app that you use to manage your WiFi connections. 2. Locate your home network and join it. 3. Click the genie icon on your desktop or in the Windows taskbar. The Home screen displays. 4. Click the Network Support button. The Product Registration page displays. 5. Click the Tools tab. The Tools page displays. 6. Click the Trace Route button on the left side of the screen. 7. Click the Trace Route button located next to the Host field. The trace route results display. Perform a DNS Lookup Using the Desktop genie App Find the IP address of a host name (typically a website). Administration and Troubleshooting 178

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Administration and Troubleshooting
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NETGEAR genie App
Run the Trace Route Utility Using the Desktop genie App
To display the route and measure transit delays of packets across an IP, run the trace route
utility.
To run the trace route utility using the desktop genie app for Windows and Mac
computers:
1.
Open the app that you use to manage your WiFi connections.
2.
Locate your home network and join it.
3.
Click the
genie
icon
on your desktop or in the Windows taskbar.
The Home screen displays.
4.
Click the
Network Support
button.
The Product Registration page displays.
5.
Click the
Tools
tab.
The Tools page displays.
6.
Click the
Trace Route
button on the left side of the screen.
7.
Click the
Trace Route
button located next to the
Host
field.
The trace route results display.
Perform a DNS Lookup Using the Desktop genie App
Find the IP address of a host name (typically a website).