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Check that the DNS, IP Address, Subnet, and Default Gateway
are what you expect them to be.
If there is an error with one of the settings then go back to your
TCP settings and enter the correct setting.
5.3. Running your Browser
After checking you can do a ping and ensuring the router starts up okay (see
above) you are ready to run your browser.
If you’re running Explorer then click on your Explorer icon to start your
browser.
When your browser starts up first check that it’s using your LAN for internet
access. To do this in Explorer goto Tools/Internet Options/Connections.
Then check that the setting ‘Never dial a connection’ is selected. No other
changes need to be made. If you’re using Netscape then no configuration is
required for your browser to automatically use your LAN.
Finally enter a valid web site name on the ‘Address’ line e.g.
www.solwise.co.uk! It should work!!
6. Port Forwading
The normal way of using your SAR router is in NAT mode (see
setup above).
Most users will use their router with NAT enabled because this
allows them to ‘share’ their internet connectivity across their
whole network without needing a block of static IP addresses from
the ISP i.e. the ISP sees the whole of your LAN as a single IP
address and the router automatically sorts out traffic to the correct
local clients:
However using NAT has it’s advantages and disadvantages. The
advantages are it allows you to easily run multiple PC’s through a
single user ISP account and it acts as a natural firewall stopping
unsolicited incoming traffic. However the disadvantage of NAT is
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