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connection you want to modify and click Edit. On the Wired or Wireless tab, enter
the MAC address of the device and confirm your changes with OK.
How to specify a certain access point in case multiple access points with the same ESSID
are detected?
When multiple access points with different wireless bands (a/b/g/n) are available,
the access point with the strongest signal is automatically chosen by default. To
override this, use the BSSID field when configuring wireless connections.
The Basic Service Set Identifier (BSSID) uniquely identifies each Basic Service
Set. In an infrastructure Basic Service Set, the BSSID is the MAC address of the
wireless access point. In an independent (ad-hoc) Basic Service Set, the BSSID is
a locally administered MAC address generated from a 46-bit random number.
Start the dialog for configuring network connections from the GNOME Control
Center with System > Network Configurations or in KDE 4 from the Personal
Settings with Advanced > Network Settings. Choose the wireless connection you
want to modify and click Edit. On the Wireless tab, enter the BSSID.
How to share network connections to other computers?
The primary device (the device which is connected to the Internet) does not need
any special configuration. However, you need to configure the device that is con-
nected to the local hub or machine as follows:
1. Start the dialog for configuring network connections from the GNOME Control
2. As the DCHP server uses port 67, make sure that it is not blocked by the firewall:
How to provide static DNS information with automatic (DHCP, PPP, VPN) addresses?
In case a DHCP server provides invalid DNS information (and/or routes), you can
override it. Start the dialog for configuring network connections from the GNOME
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Center with System > Network Configurations or in KDE 4 from the Personal
Settings with Advanced > Network Settings. Choose the connection you want
to modify and click Edit. Switch to the IPv4 Settings tab. From the Method drop-
down list, choose Shared to other computers. That will enable IP traffic forward-
ing and run a DHCP server on the device. Confirm your changes in Network-
Manager.
On the machine sharing the connections, start YaST and select Security and
Users > Firewall. Switch to the Allowed Services category. If DCHP Server is
not already shown as Allowed Service, select DCHP Server from Services to
Allow and click Add. Confirm your changes in YaST.