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<para>
- The next stage in configuring your install is the network
- configuration. If you don't wish to configure your network at this
- stage, you may decline, but otherwise you'll be prompted to
- provide a hostname for your computer. Do not enter a domain name,
- only the hostname.
+ The next stage in configuring your install is the network
+ configuration. If you don't wish to configure your network at this
+ stage, you may decline, but otherwise you'll be prompted to
+ provide a hostname for your computer. If you're unsure what to do
+ here, you might want to read through <xref linkend="ch_network"/>
+ first.
</para>
<para>
- The following screen will prompt you for a domainname, such as
- example.org. The combination of the hostname and the domainname
- can be used to navigate between computers in your network if you
- use an internal DNS service or maintain your
- <filename>&#47;etc&#47;hosts</filename> file.
+ The following screens will prompt you first for a hostname, then
+ for a domainname, such as
+ example.org. The combination of the hostname and the domainname
+ can be used to navigate between computers in your network if you
+ use an internal DNS service or maintain your
+ <filename>&#47;etc&#47;hosts</filename> file. If you skip setting
+ up your network, Slackware will name your computer "darkstar" after
+ a song by the Grateful Dead.
</para>
<para>
- You have three options when setting your IP address; you may
- assign it a static IP, use DHCP, or configure a
- loopback connection. The simplest option, and probably the most
- common for laptops or computers on a basic network, is to let a
- DHCP server assign IP addresses dynamically. Unless you are
- installing Slackware for use as a network server, you probably
- do not need to setup a static IP address.
+ You have three options when setting your IP address; you may
+ assign it a static IP, use DHCP, or configure a
+ loopback connection. The simplest option, and probably the most
+ common for laptops or computers on a basic network, is to let a
+ DHCP server assign IP addresses dynamically. Unless you are
+ installing Slackware for use as a network server, you probably
+ do not need to setup a static IP address. If you're not sure which
+ of these options to choose, pick DHCP.
</para>
<para>
- Rarely DHCP servers requires you specify a DHCP
- hostname before you're permitted to connect. You can enter this on
- the Set DHCP Hostname screen. This is almost always be the same
- hostname you entered earlier.
+ Rarely DHCP servers requires you specify a DHCP
+ hostname before you're permitted to connect. You can enter this on
+ the Set DHCP Hostname screen. This is almost always be the same
+ hostname you entered earlier.
</para>
<para>
- To use a static IP address, you must provide:
- </para>
-
- <variablelist>
- <title>Static IP Address</title>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>IP Address</term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The address of your computer, such as 192.168.1.1 (for
- IPv4). Also, you should verify that no DHCP server on your
- network is set to assign that same address out as a part of
- its DHCP pool, or you may encounter address conflicts.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>Netmask</term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The subnet mask for your network; often 255.255.255.0 for
- small networks.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>Gateway Address</term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The address of the gateway server providing internet access
- to your network. On small networks, this will probably be
- provided by your ISP while on larger networks you may use an
- internal server which handles the traffic. In other words,
- this may be an internal address like 192.168.1.1 or it might
- be an address provided by your ISP, such as 75.146.49.79
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>Nameserver</term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Most likely, you'll want to utilize DNS; in this initial
- setup, provide your primary domain name server. Edit
- <filename>&#47;etc&#47;resolv.conf</filename> to add
- secondary and tertiary servers later.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
-
- <para>
- The final screen during static IP address configuration is a
- confirmation screen, where you're permitted to accept your
- choices, edit them, or even restart the IP address configuration
- in case you decide to use DHCP instead.
+ If you choose to set a static IP address, Slackware will ask you to
+ enter it along with the netmask, gateway IP address, and what
+ nameserver to use.
</para>
<para>
- Your network configuration is now complete. The next screen
- prompts you to configure the startup services that you wish to run
- automatically upon boot. Read the descriptions that appear both to
- the right of the service name as well as at the bottom of the
- screen in order to decide whether that service should be turned on
- by default. These can always be modified later with
- <application>pkgtool</application> &#62; <guimenu>Setup</guimenu>
- &#62; <guimenuitem>Services</guimenuitem>.
+ The final screen during static IP address configuration is a
+ confirmation screen, where you're permitted to accept your
+ choices, edit them, or even restart the IP address configuration
+ in case you decide to use DHCP instead.
</para>
<para>
- As the startup services window warns, you should only turn on the
- startup services that you actually intend to use. This not only
- decreases boot time but makes for a more secure system.
+ Once your network configuration is completed Slackware will
+ prompt you to configure the startup services that you wish to run
+ automatically upon boot. Helpful descriptions of each service appear
+ both to the right of the service name as well as at the bottom of the
+ screen. If you're not sure what to turn on, you can safely leave the
+ defaults in place. What services are started at boot time can be
+ easily modified later with <application>pkgtool</application>.
</para>
<para>
Every computer needs to keep track of the current time, and with so
- many timezones how does Slackware know which one to use? Well, you
- have to tell it which one to use, and that's why this step is here.
+ many timezones around the world you
+ have to tell Slackware which one to use.
If your computer's hardware clock is set to UTC (Coordinated
Universal Time), you'll need to select that; most hardware clocks are
not set to UTC from the factory (though you could set it that way on
@@ -803,7 +751,7 @@ step-by-step. In order to do so, just type
The quickest and easiest way to create a normal user for yourself
is to log in as root with the root password that you created at
the end of the intallation process, and then issue the
- <application>adduser</application>. This will interactively assist
+ <application>adduser</application> command. This will interactively assist
you in creating a user; see <xref linkend="users_managing"/> for more
information.
</para>