[user-guide] Rewrite opening paragraph to be less technical.

Nathan Thomas nathant at fedoraproject.org
Sat Aug 13 13:14:07 UTC 2011


commit 41a7fede6e1a90caaf92eb6ca8ef71a9723af58c
Author: Nathan Thomas <nathan at afternoondust.co.uk>
Date:   Sat Aug 13 15:13:28 2011 +0200

    Rewrite opening paragraph to be less technical.

 en-US/Connecting_to_the_Internet.xml |   27 +++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/en-US/Connecting_to_the_Internet.xml b/en-US/Connecting_to_the_Internet.xml
index 4e1fb8c..af7ed22 100644
--- a/en-US/Connecting_to_the_Internet.xml
+++ b/en-US/Connecting_to_the_Internet.xml
@@ -7,15 +7,26 @@
 	<section id="sect-User_Guide-Connecting_to_the_Internet-NM_Applet">
 		<title>The NetworkManager Applet</title>
 		<para>
-		<application>NetworkManager</application>
- has been the default network configuration application for the GNOME desktop since Fedora 11. This application can be used to configure a wide variety of network devices and connections that allow you to access the Internet. 
-<application>NetworkManager</application>
- is used to configure all your network connections from wired to wireless network as well as xDSL, VPN, and mobile broadband with extend support for Bluetooth DUN.  
-And if you don't know about DNS, DHCP or pppoe, 
-<application>NetworkManager</application> 
- does it all for you. If you use your computer at home, and have an xDSL connection that is already working, you do not need to configure anything.  Just connect to the wired network.  
-With a wireless or broadband connection, the steps needed to setup them are simple and easy to do, just a few clicks and fill in your personal information.  
+			In Fedora, connecting to the Internet and other kinds of networks is handled by <application>NetworkManager</application>. This application can be used to configure a wide variety of network devices and connections that allow you to access the Internet, a Local Area Network (LAN), or a Virtual Private Network (VPN). 
+		</para>
+		<para>
+			For most networks, NetworkManager is able to do most of the configuration automatically:
+				<itemizedlist>
+					<listitem>
+						<para>
+							Using a wired (ethernet) connection is usually as simple as plugging in a cable from your router.
+						</para>
+					</listitem>
+					<listitem>
+						<para>
+							With wireless networks, selecting your network from a list of available networks and entering the correct password is normally all that is required.
+						</para>
+					</listitem>
+				</itemizedlist>
 		</para>
+		<para>
+			In both instances, you can check your network status, access various configuration options, and set up other types of network connection using the <application>NetworkManager</application> applet.
+		</para>  	
 	<para>
 	<application>NetworkManager</application>
 	 executes automatically when you start your session and it is visible in GNOME as the <application>nm-applet</application> icon on the top right of the desktop. 


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