[system-administrators-guide] Fixing and improving the DSL Section
stephenw
stephenw at fedoraproject.org
Thu Jan 10 10:47:14 UTC 2013
commit 72cd872651f8b9eca3db0f7cf54963631d6c9009
Author: Stephen Wadeley <swadeley at redhat.com>
Date: Thu Jan 10 11:36:39 2013 +0100
Fixing and improving the DSL Section
en-US/NetworkManager.xml | 91 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 files changed, 89 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/en-US/NetworkManager.xml b/en-US/NetworkManager.xml
index 4d9ffd9..5744dcd 100644
--- a/en-US/NetworkManager.xml
+++ b/en-US/NetworkManager.xml
@@ -1034,10 +1034,71 @@ NetworkManager (pid 1527) is running...
<section
id="sec-Establishing_a_DSL_Connection">
<title>Establishing a DSL Connection</title>
- <para>Open the Network Connections window by running, as a normal user:</para>
+ <para>This section is intended for those installations which have a DSL card fitted within a host rather than the external combined DSL modem router combinations typical of private consumer or SOHO installations.</para>
+<procedure
+ id="procedure-Adding_a_New_DSL_Connection">
+ <title>Adding a New DSL Connection</title>
+ <step>
+ <para>Open the Network Connections window by running, as a normal user:</para>
+ <screen>~]$ <command>nm-connection-editor &</command>
+ </screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>Select the DSL tab and click <guibutton>Add</guibutton>.</para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>The <guilabel>Editing DSL Connection <replaceable>1</replaceable></guilabel> window appears.</para>
+ </step>
+</procedure>
+
+ <procedure
+ id="procedure-Editing_an_Existing_DSL_Connection">
+ <title>Editing an Existing DSL Connection</title>
+ <para>You can further configure an existing connection by selecting it in the <guilabel>Network Connections</guilabel> window and clicking <guilabel>Edit</guilabel> to return to the <guilabel>Editing</guilabel> dialog.</para>
+
+<step>
+ <para>Open the Network Connections window by running, as a normal user:</para>
<screen>~]$ <command>nm-connection-editor &</command>
</screen>
- <para>Select the DSL tab and click <guibutton>Add</guibutton>.</para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>Select the DSL tab.</para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>Select the connection you wish to edit and click the <guilabel>Edit</guilabel> button.</para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>The <guilabel>Editing DSL Connection</guilabel> window appears.</para>
+ </step>
+
+ </procedure>
+
+
+
+<bridgehead
+ id="bh-Configuring_the_Connection_Name_Auto-Connect_Behavior_and_Availability_Settings-dsl">Configuring the Connection Name, Auto-Connect Behavior, and Availability Settings</bridgehead>
+ <para>Three settings in the <guilabel>Editing</guilabel> dialog are common to all connection types:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Connection name</guilabel> — Enter a descriptive name for your network connection. This name will be used to list this connection in the <guilabel>DSL</guilabel> section of the <guilabel>Network Connections</guilabel> window.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Connect automatically</guilabel> — Check this box if you want <application>NetworkManager</application> to auto-connect to this connection when it is available. Refer to <xref
+ linkend="sec-Connecting_to_a_Network_Automatically"/> for more information.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Available to all users</guilabel> — Check this box to create a connection available to all users on the system. Changing this setting may require root privileges. Refer to <xref
+ linkend="sec-User_and_System_Connections"/> for details.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+
+ <bridgehead id="bh-Configuring_the_DSL_Tab">Configuring the DSL Tab</bridgehead>
+
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>
@@ -1095,6 +1156,32 @@ NetworkManager (pid 1527) is running...
<guimenuitem>Gateway</guimenuitem> — The IP address of the gateway leading to the network, sub-net or host.</para>
<para>
<guimenuitem>Metric</guimenuitem> — A network cost, that is to say a preference value to give to this route. Lower values will be preferred over higher values.</para>
+
+
+
+ <bridgehead
+ id="bh-Saving_Your_New_or_Modified_Connection_and_Making_Further_Configurations-DSL">Saving Your New (or Modified) Connection and Making Further Configurations</bridgehead>
+
+ <para>Once you have finished editing your DSL connection, click the <guibutton>Save</guibutton> button to save your customized configuration. Given a correct configuration, you can connect to your new or customized connection by selecting it from the <application>NetworkManager</application> Notification Area applet. See <xref
+ linkend="sec-Connecting_to_a_Network"/> for information on using your new or altered connection.</para>
+ <para>You can further configure an existing connection by selecting it in the <guilabel>Network Connections</guilabel> window and clicking <guilabel>Edit</guilabel> to return to the <guilabel>Editing</guilabel> dialog.</para>
+ <para>Then, to configure:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The MAC address and MTU settings, click the <guilabel>Wired</guilabel> tab and proceed to <xref
+ linkend="bh-Configuring_the_Wired_Tab" />;
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Point-to-point settings for the connection, click the <guilabel>PPP Settings</guilabel> tab and proceed to <xref
+ linkend="sec-Configuring_PPP_Point-to-Point_Settings"/>;</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>IPv4 settings for the connection, click the <guilabel>IPv4 Settings</guilabel> tab and proceed to <xref
+ linkend="sec-Configuring_IPv4_Settings"/>.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
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