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Chapter 7

Troubleshooting

Basic Functioning ...........................................................................................................7-1

Power Light Not On ..................................................................................................7-1

Lights Never Turn Off ...............................................................................................7-2

LAN or WAN Port Lights Not On ..............................................................................7-2

Troubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface ..........................................................7-3

Troubleshooting the ISP Connection ..............................................................................7-4

Troubleshooting a TCP/IP Network Using a Ping Utility .................................................7-5

Testing the LAN Path to Your Router .......................................................................7-5

Testing the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device .....................................7-6

Restoring the Default Configuration and Password ........................................................7-7

Problems with Date and Time .........................................................................................7-8

Chapter 8

Advanced Configuration of the Router

Configuring Advanced Wireless Settings .......................................................................8-1

Wireless Card Access List .......................................................................................8-3

Wireless Card Access Setup ....................................................................................8-4

Configuring Port Triggering and Port Forwarding ...........................................................8-5

Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers ................................................................8-8

Adding a Custom Service .........................................................................................8-9

Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry ...........................................................8-10

Local Web and FTP Server Example .....................................................................8-10

Multiple Computers for Half Life, KALI or Quake III Example ................................8-10

Configuring the WAN Setup Options ............................................................................8-11

Connect Automatically, as Required ......................................................................8-11

Disabling the SPI Firewall ......................................................................................8-12

Setting Up a Default DMZ Server ...........................................................................8-12

Responding to Ping on Internet WAN Port .............................................................8-12

Setting the MTU Size .............................................................................................8-13

Using the LAN IP Setup Options ..................................................................................8-13

Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameters ..........................................................8-14

Using the Router as a DHCP server ......................................................................8-15

Using Address Reservation ....................................................................................8-16

Using a Dynamic DNS Service .....................................................................................8-16

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