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Unit 3: Connecting to the Internet
Notes
Task Identify several varieties of DSL and their uses.
Setting up an Ethernet Adapter
On selecting Ethernet adapter as the device type, the Network Administration Tool probes your
system for supported Ethernet adapters and displays a list of the adapters it finds, as shown in
Figure 3.8. Select the adapter you want to configure and click Forward.
Figure 3.8: The Select Ethernet Device Dialog Box
Source: http://etutorials.org/Linux+systems/red+hat/Chapter+10.+Connecting+to+the+Internet/10.2+Configuring+an+I
nternet+Connection/
As shown in Figure 3.9, the Configure Network Settings dialog box appears. If your ISP provides a
DHCP server that supplies your system with its network configuration, enable the Automatically
obtain IP address settings with radio button and select DHCP from the drop-down list. Also,
enable the Automatically obtain DNS information from provider checkbox. If your provider uses
BOOTP, which is now unusual, select BOOTP from the drop-down list.
Figure 3.9: The Configure Network Settings Dialog Box
Source: http://etutorials.org/Linux+systems/red+hat/Chapter+10.+Connecting+to+the+Internet/10.2+Configuring+an+I
nternet+Connection/
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