NETGEAR DSL Modem Internet Gateway DG814 - Manual (Page 46)

Reference Manual for the Model DG814 DSL Modem Internet Gateway
4-6 Basic Configuration of the Gateway
2. Domain Name Server (DNS) Address: If you know that your ISP does not automatically
transmit DNS addresses to the gateway during login, select “Use these DNS servers” and enter
the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS Server. If a Secondary DNS Server address is
available, enter it also.
A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names (such as www
addresses) to numeric IP addresses. Typically your ISP transfers the IP addresses of one or
two DNS servers to your gateway during login. If the ISP does not transfer an address, you
must obtain it from the ISP and enter it manually here. If you enter an address here, you
should reboot your PCs after configuring the gateway.
3. Gateway’s MAC Address:
This section determines the Ethernet MAC address that will be used by the gateway on the
Internet port. Some ISPs will register the Ethernet MAC address of the network interface card
in your PC when your account is first opened. They will then only accept traffic from the
MAC address of that PC. This feature allows your gateway to masquerade as that PC by
“cloning” its MAC address.
To change the MAC address, select “Use this Computer’s MAC address.” The gateway will
then capture and use the MAC address of the PC that you are now using. You must be using
the one PC that is allowed by the ISP. Or, select “Use this MAC address” and enter it.
4. ISP Parameters for Internet Access: The Multipling Method and VPI/VCI discovered by the
Smart Wizard are displayed here. You should not need to change these.
5. Click on Apply, then proceed to “Completing the Configuration“ on page 4-12 .