NETGEAR DG834GSP - Manual (Page 46)

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP
3-20 Configuring Your Internet Connection
v1.0, June 2007
6. The “Disable Firewall” option disables the firewall in addition to disabling NAT. The
“Disable” option leaves the firewall active. With the firewall disabled, the protections
normally provided to your network will be disabled.
7. Modem Router MAC Address:
This section determines the Ethernet MAC address that will be used by the modem router on
the Internet port. Some ISPs will register the Ethernet MAC address of the network interface
card in your computer when your account is first opened. They will then only accept traffic
from the MAC address of that computer. This feature allows your modem router to
masquerade as that computer by “cloning” its MAC address.
To change the MAC address, select “Use this Computer’s MAC address”. The modem router
will then capture and use the MAC address of the computer that you are now using. You must
be using the one computer that is allowed by the ISP. Alternatively, select “Use this MAC
address” and enter it.
8. Click Apply to save your settings.
9. Click Test to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR Web site does not appear within
one minute, refer to Chapter 9, “Troubleshooting” .
ADSL Settings
The default settings of your 54 Mbps ADSL Modem Wireless Router Model DG834GSP will
work fine for most ISPs. However, some ISPs use a specific Multiplexing Method and Virtual
Circuit Number for the Virtual Path Identifier (VPI) and Virtual Channel Identifier (VCI).
If your ISP provided you with a specific Multiplexing Method or VPI/VCI number, then fill in the
following:
Note: The correct country must be selected from the Setup Wizard’s first page for the
default ADSL Settings to work.