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Avinash Bhagat, Lovely Professional University Unit 3: Connecting to the Internet

Unit 3: Connecting to the Internet Notes

CONTENTS

Objectives
Introduction
3.1 Connecting to the Internet
3.1.1 Networking Overview
3.1.2 Configuring an Internet Connection

3.2 Managing Multiple ISPs and Connections
3.2.1 Outbound Traffic Using Multiple Connections to the Internet

3.2.2 Inbound Traffic Using Multiple Connections to the Internet

3.3 Software and Confi guration

3.3.1 The Mozilla Web Browser
3.3.2 gFTP Client
3.4 Summary
3.5 Keywords
3.6 Review Questions

3.7 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:
Describe the concept of using Red Hat Linux to connect to the Internet

Discuss managing multiple ISPs and connections
Explain the concept of software and confi guration
Introduction

In this unit, we will discuss how to use Red Hat Linux to connect to the Internet via a telephone
dialup, ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network), DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), Ethernet,
or wireless connection. We will give an overview of networking and discuss how to use the
Network Administration Tool. Network Administration Tool is an X-based program that makes
it easy to connect to the Internet via an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Also, we will discuss
several popular network client applications available under Linux, including the Mozilla web
browser, the email client, and a graphical FTP client.

3.1 Connecting to the Internet

In this section, we will discuss how to use Red Hat Linux to connect to the Internet.

3.1.1 Networking Overview

Nowadays, most computers handle network traffic much like the post office handles mail.

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