Wireless Cable Modem Gateway CG814WG v3 Reference Manual
4-10 Managing Your Network
v1.0, June 2007
Diagnostics
You can use Diagnostics to test connectivity to PC using the Ping command, perform a DNS
lookup, display the Routing Table and reboot the router. Click Diagnostics to go to this screen:
Ping Test
To perform a ping test:
1. For the Ping Target, enter the IP address of the computer that you would like to ping.
2. If you would like to specify additional details, you can set the Ping Size, No. of Ping and Ping
Interval.
3. Click Start Test.
4. Click REFRESH to see the results of the Ping test.
Perform a DNS Lookup
A DNS (Domain Name Server) converts the Internet name (e.g. www.netgear.com) to an IP
address. If you need the IP address of a Web, FTP, Mail or other Server on the Internet, you can do
a DNS lookup to find the IP address.
Figure 4-11