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Dec 8, 2014

LAN settings in Linux Ubuntu and Fedora



What is LAN Settings?


In this article we are going to provide you. How set Proper LAN Settings in your Ubuntu or Fedora Operating System. When you connect your system to your LAN cable then you can only see the blink at LAN port it won’t take default settings. If you want the change them as you like then you must carefully follow these steps.


Step 1: Open ‘Network Connections’:


We can open Network Connections by: System >> Preferences >> Network Connections

Now you can see a window with Wired, Wireless, Mobile Broadband, VPN, DSL tabs on it. By this article you can get the knowledge of Wired and Wireless connections. Mobile Broadband, VPN and DSL are out of scope of this article.
LAN

Step 2: Wired Connections


When you click on the tab wired the you are going to modify the wired connections. You can add the new wired connections by simply clicking on add button. After that window will appear with Wired, IPv4 Settings and IPv6 Settings.

So here is the order:

Network Connections >> Wired >> Add >> Ipv4 Settings >> Method >> Manual >> Add

After these steps it asks for the Address , Netmask, Gateway values here is an example for that:

Address , Netmask, Gateway
10.20.3.123 255.255.255.0 10.20.3.1

After that simply press ‘Apply’. Some times it will asks for the Root Password. Give the root pass word.
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Step 3: Wireless Network Connections


If your system has wi-fi hardware and installed wi-fi drivers then you will manage the wireless connections also.

Follow these steps: Network Connections >> Wireless >> Add >> Wireless Security

Then select the ‘Security’ field as ‘WEP 128-bit Passphrase’, the enter the key if required the press apply.


For more detailed settings visit Illustrated version:

Illustrated LAN Settings

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