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Beside getting to the Network configuration tool from the control-panel,
you can also call it by itself in the following manner:
$ su -
Password:
# export DISPLAY=0:0
# netcfg
From this gui utility you can configure hostname, Domain and the locations
of nameservers. This is all done within the first screen that apears
when you start netcfg.
To enable the ability of you local machine to share data with other
systems on your network, when you don't have named running, you must
enter the names and addresses of other machines on your network. The
hosts tab takes you to that section. Here you can add the ip addresses,
hostnames and nick names for your other networked computers.
You can edit interface configurations from the Interfaces tab. To add
or delete ethernet devices, set IP addresses click on the tab and
then choose from Add, Edit, Clone, Alias, Remove, Activate and Deactivate.
Routing can also be configured in the Network Convigurator. When you
click on the Routing tab, you will see places to turn on and off packet
forwarding (masquerading), add default routes, and add other static
routes you may need for your configuration.