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<TITLE>Linux Networking-HOWTO (Previously the Net-3 Howto): How to use this HOWTO.</TITLE>
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<H2><A NAME="s3">3. How to use this HOWTO.</A></H2>
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<P>This document is organized top-down. The first sections include
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informative material and can be skipped if you are not interested;
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what follows is a generic discussion of networking issues, and you
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must ensure you understand this before proceeding to more specific
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parts. The rest, ``technology specific'' information is grouped in
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three main sections: Ethernet and IP-related information, technologies
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pertaining to widespread PC hardware and seldom-used technologies.
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<P>The suggested path through the document is thus the following:
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<DL>
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<P>
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<DT><B>Read the generic sections</B><DD><P>These sections apply to every, or
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nearly every, technology described later and so are very
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important for you to understand. On the other hand, I expect
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many of the readers to be already confident with this material.
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<P>
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<DT><B>Consider your network</B><DD><P>You should know how your network is,
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or will be, designed and exactly what hardware and technology
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types you will be implementing.
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<DT><B>Read the ``Ethernet and IP'' section if you are directly connected
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a LAN or the Internet</B><DD><P>This section describes basic
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Ethernet configuration and the various features that Linux offers
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for IP networks, like firewalling, advanced routing and so on.
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<DT><B>Read the next section if you are interested in low-cost local
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networks or dial-up connections</B><DD><P>The section describes PLIP,
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PPP, SLIP and ISDN, the widespread technologies used on personal
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workstations.
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<DT><B>Read the technology specific sections related to your
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requirements</B><DD><P>If your needs differ from IP and/or common
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hardware, the final section covers details specific to
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non-IP protocols and peculiar communication hardware.
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<DT><B>Do the configuration work</B><DD><P>You should actually try to
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configure your network and take careful note of any problems
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you have.
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<P>
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<DT><B>Look for further help if needed</B><DD><P>If you experience problems
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that this document does not help you to resolve then read the
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section related to where to get help or where to report bugs.
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<DT><B>Have fun!</B><DD><P>Networking is fun, enjoy it.
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</DL>
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<H2><A NAME="ss3.1">3.1 Conventions used in this document</A>
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</H2>
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<P>No special convention is used here, but you must be warned about
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the way commands are shown. Following the classic Unix documentation,
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any command you should type to your shell is prefixed by a
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prompt. This howto shows "<CODE>user%</CODE>" as the prompt for commands
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that do not require superuser privileges, and "<CODE>root#</CODE>" as the
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prompt for commands that need to run as root. I chose to use
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"<CODE>root#</CODE>" instead of a plain "<CODE>#</CODE>" to prevent confusion
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with snapshots from shell scripts, where the hash mark is used to
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define comment lines.
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<P>When ``Kernel Compile Options'' are shown, they are represented in
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the format used by <EM>menuconfig</EM>. They should be understandable even
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if you (like me) are not used to <EM>menuconfig</EM>. If you are in doubt
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about the options' nesting, running the program once can't but help.
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<P>Note that any link to other HOWTO's is local to help you browsing
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your local copy of the LDP documents, in case you are using the html
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version of this document. If you don't have a complete set of
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documents, every HOWTO can be retrieved from <CODE>metalab.unc.edu</CODE>
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(directory <CODE>/pub/Linux/HOWTO</CODE>) and its countless mirrors.
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