These tools
step you through the information you need to enter, and then start up the network interface (if you
choose) to begin browsing the Web.
Here is a list of tools for configuring network interfaces in a few different Linux distributions. Some
of these are graphical tools, and some are menu-based:
Red Hat Enterprise/Fedora Linux??”The Network Configuration window lets you configure
a network connection using Ethernet, ISDN, modem, token ring, wireless, and
xDSL hardware. Start the Network Configuration window from the System menu by
selecting Administration???Network or by typing system-config-network and entering
the root password when prompted. (On older Red Hat Linux systems, the command
was redhat-config-network.)
SUSE Linux??”The YaST Control Center that comes with SUSE contains features for
configuring your network. From the SUSE menu on the panel, select Administrator
Settings (YaST), and then choose Network Devices. The YaST Control Center lets you
configure a DSL, ISDN, Modem, or Network Card interface to the network. Select
Network Card to configure your wired Ethernet interface to the Internet.
Gentoo Linux??”From a shell (as root user), type net-setup eth0 to start a menu-driven
interface to configure the network connection from your first Ethernet card (eth0).
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