4 Close the TCP/IP Window. You will be asked if you want to save the changes. Click Save.

Once you have specified the settings, you are ready to surf the Web. Continue with Testing Your Internet Connection on page 9.

Linux TCP/IP Settings

The instructions for specifying TCP/IP settings vary dramatically by distribution, so you may want to refer to your particular version’s documentation. The instructions below are a general guide and may not exactly match the instructions for your particular Linux system.

Once you have verified the settings, you are ready to surf the Web. Continue with Testing Your Internet Connection on page 9

Note:

If you have more than one network card installed, you will need to pick distinct Ethernet identifiers for each (eth0, eth1, eth2, and so forth). If you select an identifier other than eth0 for your ADSL Bridge modem, use that identifier throughout.

RedHat

Depending on what you want to do, specify the appropriate TCP/IP settings as shown in the tables below.

Dynamic IP Addressing

Edit or create the file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 so that it contains the following three lines:

DEVICE=eth0

ONBOOT=yes

BOOTPROTO=dhcp

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