ZyXEL P-660HW-D1 Guía Del Usuario

Prestige 660H/HW Series User’s Guide

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Chapter 6 LAN Setup

The following lists out the steps taken, when a computer tries to access the Internet for the first 
time through the Prestige.

1 When a computer (which is in a different subnet) first attempts to access the Internet, it 

sends packets to its default gateway (which is not the Prestige) by looking at the MAC 
address in its ARP table. 

2 When the computer cannot locate the default gateway, an ARP request is broadcast on the 

LAN. 

3 The Prestige receives the ARP request and replies to the computer with its own MAC 

address. 

4 The computer updates the MAC address for the default gateway to the ARP table. Once 

the ARP table is updated, the computer is able to access the Internet through the Prestige. 

5 When the Prestige receives packets from the computer, it creates an entry in the IP 

routing table so it can properly forward packets intended for the computer. 

After all the routing information is updated, the computer can access the Prestige and the 
Internet as if it is in the same subnet as the Prestige. 

Click LAN and LAN Setup to open the following screen.