Configuring A Network Connection With Yast - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 SP2 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION Installation Manual

30.4 Configuring a Network
Connection with YaST
There are many supported networking types on Linux. Most of them use different device
names and the configuration files are spread over several locations in the file system.
For a detailed overview of the aspects of manual network configuration, see Section 30.7,
"Configuring a Network Connection Manually" (page 586).
During installation, YaST can be used to configure automatically all interfaces that
have been detected. Additional hardware can be configured any time after installation
in the installed system. The following sections describe the network configuration for
all types of network connections supported by SUSE Linux Enterprise.
TIP: IBM System z: Hotpluggable Network Cards
On IBM System z platforms, hotpluggable network cards are supported, but
not their automatic network integration via DHCP (as is the case on the PC).
After detection, manually configure the interface.
30.4.1 Configuring the Network Card with
YaST
To configure your network wired or wireless card in YaST, select Network Devices >
Network Card. After starting the module, YaST displays a general network configuration
dialog. Choose whether to use YaST or NetworkManager to manage all your network
devices. If you want to configure your network in the traditional way with the YaST,
check Traditional Method with ifup and click Next. To use NetworkManager, check
User Controlled with NetworkManager and click Next. Find detailed information about
NetworkManager in Section 30.6, "Managing Network Connections with NetworkMan-
ager" (page 584).
NOTE: Network Method and Xen
NetworkManager does not work with Xen. Only Traditional Method with ifup
is available in Xen.
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