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The host name is the physical, unique name of your computer. A valid hostname consists of <acronym>ASCII</acronym> letters "a" through "z", digits "0" through "9", and the hyphen (-). It can consist of any combination of the previous allowed characters.
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Located in
network/C/network.xml:208(para)
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Establishing a connection
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Located in
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Establishing a connection depends on various things. Are you connecting directly to the Internet utilizing a modem whether it be a <acronym>DSL</acronym> modem or a dial-up modem? Do you have broadband access and have a router or a system providing Internet sharing? Are you using Ethernet or wireless network connection? <acronym>DHCP</acronym> or static? These are just a few of the variables that need to be researched and understood prior to moving on and possibly causing more problems now or later on.
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Located in
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There are multiple ways of connecting to a network or the Internet however only three main topics will be covered. <placeholder-1/>
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Located in
network/C/network.xml:232(para)
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<acronym>DSL</acronym> (Digital Subscriber Line) is a form of broadband Internet service that has a modem that connects to the service providers network. Some users will either connect directly to that modem or may have a router connected to it in order to share the connection.
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Located in
network/C/network.xml:243(para)
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<acronym>DHCP</acronym> (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a networking protocol that allows your system to obtain an <acronym>IP</acronym> (Internet Protocol) address, gateway address, netmask, as well as <acronym>DNS</acronym> (Domain Name System) addresses. Using DHCP is setup by default for each network interface installed into the system. This makes connecting easier and seamless in most situations. Please <xref linkend="network-connect-settings"/>.
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Located in
network/C/network.xml:252(para)
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Ethernet
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Ethernet
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Translated and reviewed by
Andrei Andrei
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Located in
network/C/network.xml:266(title)
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Ethernet adapters are the most common types of networking interfaces in use today. Ethernet is physically connected with a cable to either your broadband modem, router or switch, or another <acronym>PC</acronym>. The most common type of cable in use is know as Category-5 (<acronym>CAT</acronym>-5). It looks similar to the typical telephone cable, but instead of four wires inside the cable there are eight. For an example of what a <acronym>CAT</acronym>-5 cable looks like, please review <ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat-5"/>.
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Located in
network/C/network.xml:268(para)
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A majority of users who are using this form of Ethernet for a connection are not going to run into any problems. If you do in fact run into an issue connecting with this type of connection, the following could potentially assist you in fixing your issue.
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Located in
network/C/network.xml:278(para)
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GUI based troubleshooting and settings
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Located in
network/C/network.xml:286(title)
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