Introducing UNIX and Linux

Maintaining your Linux OS

Overview
Basic management
      Passwords
      Checking storage space
      Checking processes
      Managing users
      Shutting down and restarting your computer
      Automating tasks
Linux file management
      File compression and archiving tools
      File managers
      File splitters
Linux networking
      Getting started
      MAC and IP addresses
      Domain names
      Adding a Linux host to an existing network
      Building a private network
      Configuring the network interface
Security
Uninstalling Linux
Summary

Configuring the network interface

When Linux was installed on your machine it is likely that the networking device (such as the Ethernet card) on your machine was detected by the Ethernet device driver and assigned a unique interface identifier (for example, 'eth0'). The final stage of networking requires you to link this device to your chosen IP address. Again, the best way to do this is to use the YaST tool then to test that your modem still works using the program wvdial. There are more manual ways of doing this setup (for example using the command ifconfig) but these are less easy to master than the network administration parts of YaST.