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Chapter 2.
TCP/IP Network Configuration

Although the Linux kernel lies at the heart
of any Linux system and controls all network access, the process of configuring
a Linux computer to use a network involves more than the kernel. This chapter
covers three popular methods of network connection: the Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP), static IP addresses, and the Point-to-Point
Protocol (PPP). DHCP and PPP are used to automatically assign an IP address and
set other configuration information, but in different contexts. Static IP
addresses, by contrast, require that you set up the details manually. In each
of these cases, there are a handful of tools with which you must be familiar if
you're to get your system working. Before using any of these methods of network
configuration, you must load appropriate network drivers. This topic
therefore begins this chapter.

Chapter 2.
TCP/IP Network Configuration

Although the Linux kernel lies at the heart
of any Linux system and controls all network access, the process of configuring
a Linux computer to use a network involves more than the kernel. This chapter
covers three popular methods of network connection: the Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP), static IP addresses, and the Point-to-Point
Protocol (PPP). DHCP and PPP are used to automatically assign an IP address and
set other configuration information, but in different contexts. Static IP
addresses, by contrast, require that you set up the details manually. In each
of these cases, there are a handful of tools with which you must be familiar if
you're to get your system working. Before using any of these methods of network
configuration, you must load appropriate network drivers. This topic
therefore begins this chapter.