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If you open a DOS box (Start -&gt; Run -&gt; cmd) and type &quot;ping <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk" rel="ugc">www.bbc.co.uk</a>&quot;<br />
Make a note of the IP address it reports<br />
Then you can just ping that IP address<br />
Hope it's as easy as that for you
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If you open a DOS box (Start -> Run -> cmd) and type "ping www.bbc.co.uk [http://www.bbc.co.uk]"
Make a note of the IP address it reports
Then you can just ping that IP address
Hope it's as easy as that for you

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Thats exactly what I was after, thanks a lot guys.<br />
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I'll be upgrading the firmware too!<br />
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Cheers<br />
<br />
M
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Thats exactly what I was after, thanks a lot guys.

I'll be upgrading the firmware too!

Cheers

M

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Hi there,<br />
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This might be a bit of a stupid question, but sometimes our router doesn't work and requires a reboot. So far this has fixed the problem every single time!<br />
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What I'm really after, is an IP address I can ping to determine if the router is letting me connect to the internet. (I can ping the router already when it doesn't let us connect).<br />
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Ideally a stable site such as google.co.uk or .com, or experts-exchange.com or even bbc.co.uk would be great, and if someone could explain how they got the IP address, it would help me a bit too!<br />
<br />
Cheers<br />
<br />
M
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Hi there,

This might be a bit of a stupid question, but sometimes our router doesn't work and requires a reboot. So far this has fixed the problem every single time!

What I'm really after, is an IP address I can ping to determine if the router is letting me connect to the internet. (I can ping the router already when it doesn't let us connect).

Ideally a stable site such as google.co.uk or .com, or experts-exchange.com or even bbc.co.uk would be great, and if someone could explain how they got the IP address, it would help me a bit too!

Cheers

M

An IP address I can ping to test my connection

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