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Technical News & Discussion => IDNet Help => Topic started by: pow on Apr 16, 2007, 20:01:20

Title: Default gateway
Post by: pow on Apr 16, 2007, 20:01:20
Hi,

Does anyone know the Default gateway to use to manual configure my TCP/IP. It's having problems picking up anything.

Thanks
Title: Re: Default gateway
Post by: Adam on Apr 16, 2007, 21:01:03
The default gateway of a computer on your network would be your router as that is the way out of the network.
Title: Re: Default gateway
Post by: Rik on Apr 17, 2007, 11:05:41
Hi Pow

Your router should have come with instructions on how to log in to the interface, eg http://192.168.0.1 will access a Netgear, and 192.168.1.254 will access a Speedtouch, iirc. That IP is your default gateway.

If you do a Start > Run > CMD <enter>, then in the 'DOS' window which opens, type ipconfig /all, you should get something like this:

ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Your computer name
        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Generic Marvell Yukon Chipset based <This will vary
Ethernet Controller
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx  <The MAC assigned to your network card (permanent)
        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx < the IP assigned to your computer
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 < this may vary slightly
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1 < On a Netgear
        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 17 April 2007 10:02:46
        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 18 April 2007 10:02:46