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Chapter 5: Red Hat Network Configuration

Overview

This chapter discusses the network configuration tools available for easily configuring network connections on Linux. Network configuration differs depending on whether you are connected to a local area network (LAN) with an Ethernet card or are using a DSL or ISDN modem, a wireless connection, or a dial-up modem connection. You had the opportunity to enter your LAN network settings during the installation process. For modifying your LAN settings and for configuring other kinds of interfaces such as sDSL, wireless, or ISDN connections, you can configure your network connection using redhat-config-network. To add a new connection, you start up the Internet Connection Wizard directly. Table 5-1 lists several different network configuration tools.

Table 5-1: Red Hat Network Configuration Tools

Network Configuration Tool

Description

Internet Connection Wizard

Red Hat wizard to configure a new network connection such as Ethernet, modem, DSL, wireless, VPN, Token Ring, or ISDN. Invokes redhat-config-network.

redhat-config-network

Red Hat network configuration tool for all types of connections. Uses the Internet Connection Wizard to add a new connection.

Network Device Control

Activates and deactivates network interfaces.

redhat-config-services

Starts and stops servers, including network servers.

redhat-config-securitylevel

Sets up a network firewall.

redhat-config-bind

Configures a Domain Name Server.

wvdial

PPP modem connection, enter on a command line.

pand

Bluetooth Personal Network.



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