Testing the Gateway

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To verify the names of the network interfaces on the device and the IP addresses, type s ipconfig /d /all in the Target Control window of Platform Builder. The Debug output window displays the IP address of the device and shows the interface or adapter names.

The VMINI1 adapter allows a shared connection between the device and the debugger. During development this allows you to use a two-only adapter for your gateway and debugging. The VMINI1 adapter is the public interface.

The second interface is the private interface. You should see the <Private Interface Name> adapter name with the IP address 192.168.0.1 that you specified in the registry.

To test the gateway device

  1. Connect a network hub to the private network interface card, and then connect one or more PCs to the hub.

    The public network interface card must be connected to your development workstation and the workstation must be connected to the Internet or a WAN. The VMINI1 adapter serves a dual purpose: one as a debugging interface, and another as a WAN interface.

  2. From a PC on the private network, use a browser to access the Internet.

  3. To launch the template gateway user interface, type http://192.168.0.1 in the address bar of the browser, and then press ENTER.

    The gateway is configured so that the default page is the user configuration utility.

    If you have a proxy server on the public side of the gateway, you may need to turn off the proxy server to connect to the gateway and launch the network administration utility. For more information, see Using the Network Administration Utility.

    On first use, the application requires a password. In addition, the application requires authentication and you must use the default username ADMIN and the same password that you entered on first use.

    The template gateway user interface is a Web-based network administration utility that is included in the Gateway configuration. This user interface is targeted for use by end users of the gateway. For more information, see Using the Template Gateway User Interface.

  4. To launch the ICS Web-based sample network configuration utility, type http://192.168.0.1/networkadmin in the address bar of the browser, and then press ENTER.

    The ICS Web-based network configuration utility, Natadmin, has more functionalities than the template gateway user interface. The template gateway user interface is a subset of Natadmin. This sample is useful for network administration during the Gateway development process. For more information, see Using the Network Administration Utility.

See Also

How to Create a Gateway | ICS Web-based Configuration Utility

Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2005

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