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Knoppix comes with many different options to connect it to a network with dial-up, Ethernet, wireless, PPPoE, and other types of connections . Before you can take advantage of the many Internet applications Knoppix has, you need to actually connect to the Internet. Knoppix comes with support for many different types of Internet and network connections, including dial-up, standard network connections you might find with DSL or Cable Internet services, ADSL/PPPOE connections, GPRS cell phone connections, ISDN, and wireless network connections. To configure these connection types, click K Menu The most common type of Internet connection for broadband Internet users or computers inside a corporate network is through a standard network card. If this is the type of connection you use then you will find that when Knoppix boots, it automatically brings up the network and attempts to grab an IP address with DHCP. If you do not automatically get an IP via DHCP, you must click K Menu If your ISP assigned a username and password to use when you connect to your broadband Internet connection, then you must set up PPPoE before you can connect to the Internet. Click K Menu If you have an 802.11b wireless card connected to your computer, Knoppix will attempt to automatically configure the wireless card and connect to the first wireless access point it sees when you boot. This will not work if you need to enter special settings, such as a WEP key, to connect to your wireless network. To get around this, click K Menu For ISDN connections, run the included Red Hat ISDN configuration program with K Menu To successfully use a modem under Knoppix, it must either be an internal or external hardware modem (a modem that performs all its logic on the hardware itself), a PCMCIA modem, or a cell phone or PDA with Internet connectivity. As software modems (commonly called WinModems) are generally incompatible with each other and require special drivers to be written to work correctly under Linux, you probably will not be able to easily connect to the Internet using a software modem under Linux. To configure your modem under Knoppix, you must tell Knoppix which device to point /dev/modem to. Click K Menu If you are connecting with a GPRS connection on your cell phone, you must click K Menu As you can see, Knoppix puts many different options at your disposal for connecting to the Internet. Now that you are connected, the next hack explains how to view web sites, access your email, and chat with friends through Knoppix applications. |
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