Netgear Router WGT624 User Manual

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Verifying TCP/IP Properties for Windows XP, 2000, and NT4
To check your PC’s TCP/IP configuration:
1.On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Run.
The Run window opens.
2.Ty p e  cmd and then click OK.
A command window opens
3.Ty p e  ipconfig /all 
Your IP Configuration information will be listed, and should match the values below if you are 
using the default TCP/IP settings...

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• The default gateway is 192.168.0.1
4.Ty p e  exit 
Configuring the Macintosh for TCP/IP Networking
Beginning with Macintosh Operating System 7, TCP/IP is already installed on the Macintosh. On 
each networked Macintosh, you will need to configure TCP/IP to use DHCP.
MacOS 8.6 or 9.x
1.From the Apple menu, select Control Panels, then TCP/IP.
The TCP/IP Control Panel opens:
2.From the “Connect via”...

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2.If not already selected, select Built-in Ethernet in the Configure list.
3.If not already selected, Select Using DHCP in the TCP/IP tab.
4.Click Save.
Verifying TCP/IP Properties for Macintosh Computers
After your Macintosh is configured and has rebooted, you can check the TCP/IP configuration by 
returning to the TCP/IP Control Panel. From the Apple menu, select Control Panels, then TCP/IP.
The...

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Verifying the Readiness of Your Internet Account
For broadband access to the Internet, you need to contract with an Internet service provider (ISP) 
for a single-user Internet access account using a cable modem or DSL modem. This modem must 
be a separate physical box (not a card) and must provide an Ethernet port intended for connection 
to a Network Interface Card (NIC) in a computer. Your firewall...

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• An IP address and subnet mask
• A gateway IP address, which is the address of the ISP’s router
• One or more domain name server (DNS) IP addresses
• Host name and domain suffix
For example, your account’s full server names may look like this:
mail.xxx.yyy.com 
In this example, the domain suffix is 
xxx.yyy.com.
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If an IP address appears under Installed Gateways, write down the address. This is the ISP’s 
gateway address. Select the address and then click Remove to remove the gateway address.
6.Select the DNS Configuration tab.
If any DNS server addresses are shown, write down the addresses. If any information appears 
in the Host or Domain information box, write it down. Click Disable DNS.
7.Click OK to save...

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Restarting the Network
Once you’ve set up your computers to work with the firewall, you must reset the network for the 
devices to be able to communicate correctly. Restart any computer that is connected to the firewall.
After configuring all of your computers for TCP/IP networking and restarting them, and 
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Appendix D
Wireless Networking Basics
This chapter provides an overview of Wireless networking.
Wireless Networking Overview
The WGT624 wireless router conforms to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 
(IEEE) 802.11 standard for wireless LANs (WLANs) and a product update will bring the WGT624 
into conformance to the 802.11g standard when it is ratified. On an 802.11b or g wireless link, data 
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In the infrastructure mode, the wireless access point converts airwave data into wired Ethernet 
data, acting as a bridge between the wired LAN and wireless clients. Connecting multiple Access 
Points via a wired Ethernet backbone can further extend the wireless network coverage. As a 
mobile computing device moves out of the range of one access point, it moves into the range of 
another. As a...