Commands such as mkfs and mount let you
create and mount file systems, respectively. Tools such as top let you monitor system performance.
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Running the Show Part II
You won??™t tap into the real power of Linux until you have connected it
to a network??”in particular, the Internet. Your computer probably
has an Ethernet interface built in, so you can just plug a LAN (local
area network) cable into it to connect to a LAN (hub or switch), DSL bridge
or router, or cable modem. Some computers, particularly laptops, may have
wireless Ethernet hardware built in.
Your computer also may have a dial-up modem. If you have an older computer
that has no Ethernet card or you are in a situation in which you need
to dial out over regular phone lines to reach your Internet service provider
(ISP), you use this modem to get on the Internet.
This chapter describes how to connect your Linux system to the Internet.
With broadband and wireless networks becoming more prevalent, Ethernet
connections are becoming the most common means of connecting to the
Internet. For dial-up connections, you??™ll see how to use kppp (a dialer GUI
that is often packaged with KDE desktops).
Sharing Internet connections with multiple desktop systems or even your
own mail or Web server is not that difficult to do from a hardware perspective.
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