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     1.1 --- a/en/doc/handbook/network-config.html	Sat Sep 13 14:13:30 2008 +0000
     1.2 +++ b/en/doc/handbook/network-config.html	Sun Mar 22 16:02:03 2009 +0000
     1.3 @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     1.4  </ul>
     1.5  
     1.6  <a name="eth"></a>
     1.7 -<h3>Ethernet connection</h3>
     1.8 +<h3>About the Network</h3>
     1.9  <p>
    1.10  By default SliTaz starts a DHCP client (udhcpc) on eth0 at boot time. If your
    1.11  network card has been identified as an <code>eth0</code> interface and you use
    1.12 @@ -69,6 +69,57 @@
    1.13  the root administrator.
    1.14  </p>
    1.15  
    1.16 +<a name="netbox"></a>
    1.17 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">Netbox - Configure the network</font></h3>
    1.18 +<p>
    1.19 +Netbox is a small GTK+ application to configure a network interface using 
    1.20 +DCHP or a fixed (static) IP address. The tabs can be used to start/stop the 
    1.21 +connections and automatically change the values in the system files. Netbox 
    1.22 +also provides a system wide tab from which you can directly edit network 
    1.23 +configuration files. 
    1.24 +</p>
    1.25 +
    1.26 +<img
    1.27 +	src="images/screenshots/netbox.png"
    1.28 +	alt="Slitaz Netbox"
    1.29 +	style="width: 536px; height: 357px;" />
    1.30 +
    1.31 +<p>
    1.32 +You can start netbox from the system tools menu or via a terminal: 
    1.33 +</p>
    1.34 +<pre>
    1.35 + $ subox netbox
    1.36 +</pre>
    1.37 +
    1.38 +<a name="wifibox"></a>
    1.39 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">Wifibox - Graphical configuration of the wireless network</font></h3>
    1.40 +<p>
    1.41 +Wifibox is small interface to configure a network connection (Wifi, 
    1.42 +WLAN, or Wireless). The 'Networks' tab displays a list of available 
    1.43 +networks, just double click on a network name to connect. If the network
    1.44 +is secure, the key will then be sought.
    1.45 +</p>
    1.46 +
    1.47 +<img
    1.48 +	src="images/screenshots/wifibox.png"
    1.49 +	alt="SliTaz Wifibox"
    1.50 +	style="width: 533px; height: 330px;" />
    1.51 +
    1.52 +<p>
    1.53 +The 'Favorites' tab allows you to set your preferred networks. Once a 
    1.54 +network is added, just double click on the network name to connect. The
    1.55 +'Configuration' tab lets you configure a connection manually using the
    1.56 +advanced settings such as the mode or channel. The 'Drivers' tab allows
    1.57 +you to configure a network card; there are 3 options:
    1.58 +</p>
    1.59 +<ol>
    1.60 +	<li>The card is supported directly by the kernel via a module.</li>
    1.61 +	<li>The card needs a module and non-free firmware that can be installed
    1.62 +    automatically via the auto-detect tool (tazhw).</li>
    1.63 +	<li> The card is not supported by Linux and a Windows driver must be
    1.64 +    installed via the Windows driver manager (tazndis).</li>
    1.65 +</ol>
    1.66 +
    1.67  <a name="driver"></a>
    1.68  <h3>Install network card driver</h3>
    1.69  <p>
    1.70 @@ -90,17 +141,23 @@
    1.71  on each boot.
    1.72  </p>
    1.73  
    1.74 -<a name="netbox"></a>
    1.75 -<h3>Netbox - Configure network</h3>
    1.76 +<a name="hostname"></a>
    1.77 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">/etc/hostname - The hostname</font></h3>
    1.78  <p>
    1.79 -Netbox is a small GTK+ application to configure a network interface using <em>DCHP</em> or a 
    1.80 -fixed (<em>static</em>) IP address. The tabs can be used to start/stop the connections and 
    1.81 -automatically change the values in the system files. Netbox also provides a <em>system wide</em> tab 
    1.82 -from which you can directly edit network configuration files. You can start netbox from the 
    1.83 -system tools menu or via a terminal:
    1.84 +The file /etc/hostname sets the machine name. This is loaded at system 
    1.85 +startup with the command 'hostname', without an argument this
    1.86 +command returns the current machine name:
    1.87  </p>
    1.88  <pre>
    1.89 - # netbox 
    1.90 + $ hostame
    1.91 +</pre>
    1.92 +<p>
    1.93 +To change the hostname, you can use the <code>echo</code> command or a text 
    1.94 +editor available on SliTaz (you must be root). Example using <code>echo </code> 
    1.95 +and the machine name <code>kayam</code>:
    1.96 +</p>
    1.97 +<pre>
    1.98 + # echo "kayam" > /etc/hostname
    1.99  </pre>
   1.100  
   1.101  <a name="pppoe"></a>