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3.

Type

cmd

in the dialog box and the click

OK

.

4.

Type

ipconfig

at prompt. Then you

will see the IP information from DHCP

server.

5.

If you want to get a new IP address, type

ipconfig /release

to release the

previous IP address and then type

ipconfig /renew

to get a new one.

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For Windows 2000

1.

From the

Start

menu, point to

Programs

,

Accessories

and then click

Command Prompt

.

2.

Type

ipconfig

at prompt. Then you

will see the IP information from DHCP

server.

3.

If you want to get a new IP address, type

ipconfig /release

to release the

previous IP address and then type

ipconfig /renew

to get a new one.

For Windows XP

1.

Type

ipconfig

at prompt. Then you

will see the IP information from DHCP

server.

2.

From the

Start

menu, point to

Programs

,

Accessories

and then click

Command Prompt

.

3.

Type

ipconfig

at prompt. Then you

will see the IP information from DHCP

server.

4.

If you want to get a new IP address, type

ipconfig /release

to release the

previous IP address and then type

ipconfig /renew

to get a new one.

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For Windows Vista

1.

Open the

Start

menu, and

type

cmd

in the text box then

click

OK

.

2.

The command prompt

window will appear.

3.

Type

ipconfig

at the

command window and press

Enter

to view the computer’s

IP information from DHCP

server.

4.

If the computer is holding a

current IP address, type

ipconfig /release

to let go of

the address, then type

ipconfig /renew

to obtain a

new one.

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Note:

If you cannot release the IP

address successfully and see the

message “

The requested

operation requires elevation

,”

please go to the

Start

menu and

right click

Command Prompt

,

then set

Run as administrator

.

Press

Continue

when a dialog

asking for permission to continue

prompts.

After then, repeat the above

instruction to release and renew

the IP address.

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Chapter 3:Connecting and Accessing Internet

Chapter 3: Connecting and Accessing

Internet

This chapter is to help you accessing into Internet with a quick and convenient

way. If you need more detailed information for web configuration, please get into

the next chapter for the advanced configuration.

Prior to configuring the ADSL Router, you must decide whether to configure the ADSL Router as a

bridge or as a router. This chapter presents some deployment examples for your reference. Each

mode includes its general configure procedures. For more detailed information about web

configuration, refer to "Web Configuration".

±

PPP over ATM (PPPoA)

±

PPPoA IP Extenstion

±

PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE)

±

PPPoE IP Extension

±

Numbered IP over ATM (IPoA)

±

Numbered IP over ATM (IPoA)+NAT

±

Unnumbered IP over ATM (IPoA)

±

Unnumbered IP over ATM (IPoA)+NAT

±

Bridging

For making sure that you can connect the ADSL to your computer well and get into Internet

successfully, please make sure the following first.

±

Make sure you have installed a network interface card into your computer.

±

Make sure the connection between the ADSL and your computer is OK.

±

Check to see the TCP/IP protocol and set the IP address as “Auto Get IP Address”.

When you are sure all above is Ok, you can open the Browser and type in “192.168.1.1” and start to

do the web configuration with different connection modes.

This chapter is going to introduce the function of each connection mode and tell you the basic

configuring steps that you have to do. If you did not follow the configuring steps for using these

connection modes, you might get some connection problems and cannot connect to Internet well.

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