Accessing The Internet; Direct Internet Connection - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 - DEPLOYMENT GUIDE 17-03-2009 Deployment Manual

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Accessing the Internet

If you have chosen not to configure Internet access during the installation, you can
perform this task at any time using YaST. How to configure your computer to access
the Internet depends on your environment. If the computer you are installing is part of
a network which already is connected to the Internet, the only thing to do is to link your
machine into the network. If you are installing a machine that is directly connected to
the Internet, the hardware and the access to the Internet Service Provider (ISP) need to
be set up.
Please refer to the checklists below to make sure you have all the data ready to hand
when starting to configure the Internet access.

8.1 Direct Internet Connection

When your computer is directly connected to the Internet, you first need to configure
the hardware that is used for this task. This can either be an internal device (such as an
ISDN card) or an external device (for example a modem). In most cases it is detected
automatically.
In a second step you need to enter data provided by your ISP, such as login credentials,
gateway, or name server, for example. You should have received a data sheet from your
ISP where all the necessary data is listed.
If you have successfully configured your hardware and ISP data, use the NetworkMan-
ager for managing the internet connection. See Chapter 23, Using NetworkManager
(↑Administration Guide) for details.
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