5 After choosing the method for managing network connections, set up your
network card using automatic conguration via DHCP or a static IP address
or congure your modem (for dial-up connections, use Network Devices >
Modem). To congure an internal or USB ISDN modem, select Network Devices
> ISDN. To congure an internal or USB DSL modem, select Network Devices
> DSL.
Find a detailed description of the network conguration with YaST in Sec-
tion “Conguring a Network Connection with YaST” (Chapter 21, Basic Net-
working, ↑Reference) and Chapter 32, Wireless LAN (↑Reference).
After having enabled NetworkManager, congure your network connections with the
NetworkManager as described in Section 5.3, “Conguring Network Connections”
(page 56).
If you want to deactivate NetworkManager and control network the traditional way,
choose the Traditional Method with ifup option in the Network Setup Method eld.
5.3 Conguring Network Connections
After having enabled NetworkManager in YaST, congure your network connections
with the NetworkManager front-ends available in KDE and GNOME. The network
conguration dialogs for both front-ends are very similar. They show tabs for all types
of network connections, such as wired, wireless, mobile broadband, DSL, and VPN
connections. On each tab, you can add, edit or delete connections of that type. In
the KDE conguration dialog, the appropriate tabs are only active if the connection
type is available on your system (depending on hardware and software). By default,
KNetworkManager also displays comprehensive tooltips for the input elds and options
available on each tab.
To open the network conguration dialog in GNOME, press [Alt] + [F2] and enter
nm-connection-editor or in the GNOME Control Center select System > Network
Connections.
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