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diff --git a/docs/docs/stable/mcc-help/en/draknetcenter.xml b/docs/docs/stable/mcc-help/en/draknetcenter.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4c93975c --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/docs/stable/mcc-help/en/draknetcenter.xml @@ -0,0 +1,215 @@ +<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?><section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:ns5="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:ns3="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:ns2="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:ns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="draknetcenter" version="5.0"> + <!-- Written AM desmottes (lebarhon) 2012-08-31 +Write some text means i can't do it :( +What must we say about networks out of wired (Ethernet) and wireless (WI fi) like GPRS, bluetooth ? I can't write anything. +--> + + <!-- --> + + <info> + <title xml:id="draknetcenter-ti1">Network Center</title> + + <subtitle>draknetcenter</subtitle> + </info> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata revision="1" fileref="draknetcenter.png" align="center" format="PNG" xml:id="draknetcenter-im1"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>This tool<footnote> + <para>You can start this tool from the command line, by typing <emphasis role="bold">draknetcenter</emphasis> as root.</para> + </footnote> is found under the Network & Internet tab in the Mageia + Control Center labelled "Network Center"</para> + + <para/> + + <section> + <title>Introduction</title> + + <para>When this tool is launched, a window opens listing all the networks + configured on the computer, whatever their type (wired, wireless, + satellite, etc.). When clicking on one of them, three or four buttons + appear, depending on the network type, to allow you to look after the + network, change its settings or connect/disconnect. This tool isn't + intended to create a network, for this see <guilabel>Set up a new network + interface (LAN, ISDN, ADSL, ...)</guilabel> in the same MCC tab.</para> + + <para>In the screenshot below, given as example, we can see two networks, + the first one is wired and connected, recognizable by this icon + <inlinemediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="../draknetcenterEthernet-on.png"/> + </imageobject> + </inlinemediaobject> (this one is not connected<inlinemediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="../draknetcenterEthernet-off.png"/> + </imageobject> + </inlinemediaobject> ) and the second section shows wireless networks, + not connected recognizable by this icon <inlinemediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="../draknetcenterWireless-off.png"/> + </imageobject> + </inlinemediaobject> and this one <inlinemediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="../draknetcenterWireless-on.png"/> + </imageobject> + </inlinemediaobject>if connected. For the other network types, the + colour code is always the same, green if connected and red if not + connected.</para> + + <para>In the wireless part of the screen, you can also see all the + detected networks, with the <guilabel>SSID</guilabel>, the + <guilabel>Signal strengh</guilabel>, if they are encrypted (in red) or not + (in green), and the <guilabel>Operating mode</guilabel>. Click on the + chosen one and then either on <guibutton>Monitor</guibutton>, + <guibutton>Configure</guibutton> or <guibutton>Connect</guibutton>. It is + possible here to go from a network to another one. If a private network is + selected, the Network Settings window (see below) will open and ask you + for extra settings ( an encryption key in particular).</para> + + <para>Click on <guibutton>Refresh</guibutton> to update the screen.</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="draknetcenter1.png"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para/> + </section> + + <section> + <title>The Monitor button</title> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="draknetcenter4.png"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>This button allows you to watch the network activity, downloads + (toward the PC, in red) and uploads (toward the Internet, in green). The + same screen is available by right clicking on the <guimenu>Internet icon + in the system tray -> Monitor Network</guimenu>.</para> + + <para>There is a tab for each network (here eth0 is the wired network, lo + the local loopback and wlan0 the wireless network) and a tab connection + which gives details about connection status.</para> + + <note> + <para>At the bottom of the window is a title <guilabel>Traffic + accounting</guilabel>, we will look at that in the next section.</para> + </note> + </section> + + <section> + <title>The Configure button</title> + + <para><emphasis role="bold">A - For a wired network</emphasis></para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="draknetcenter2.png"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>It is possible to change all the settings given during network + creation. Most of the time, checking <guibutton>Automatic IP</guibutton> + <guibutton>(BOOTP/DHCP)</guibutton> will do, but in case of problems, + manual configuration may give better results.</para> + + <para>For a residential network, the <guilabel>IP address</guilabel> + always looks like 192.168.0.x, <guilabel>Netmask</guilabel> is + 255.255.255.0, and the <guilabel>Gateway</guilabel> and <guilabel>DNS + servers</guilabel> are available from your providers website.</para> + + <para><guibutton>Enable traffic accounting</guibutton> if checked this + will count the traffic on a hourly, daily or monthly basis. The results + are visible in the Network monitor detailed in the previous section. Once + enabled, you may have to reconnect to the network.</para> + + <para><emphasis role="bold">Allow interface to be controlled by Network + Manager:</emphasis></para> + + <para>This section hasn't been written yet for lack of resources. If you + think you can write this help, please contact <link ns2:href="https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Documentation_team"> the Doc + team.</link> Thanking you in advance.</para> + + <para><guibutton>The button Advanced:</guibutton></para> + + <para>This section hasn't been written yet for lack of resources. If you + think you can write this help, please contact <link ns2:href="https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Documentation_team"> the Doc + team.</link> Thanking you in advance.</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="draknetcenter5.png"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para><emphasis role="bold">B - For a wireless network</emphasis></para> + + <para>Only the items not already seen above are explained.</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="draknetcenter3.png"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para><emphasis role="bold">Operating mode:</emphasis></para> + + <para>Select <guilabel>Managed</guilabel> if the connection is via an + access point, there is an <emphasis role="bold">ESSID</emphasis> detected. + Select <guilabel>Ad-hoc</guilabel> if it is a peer to peer network. Select + <emphasis role="bold">Master</emphasis> if your network card is used as + the access point, your network card needs to support this mode.</para> + + <para><emphasis role="bold">Encryption mode and Encryption + key:</emphasis></para> + + <para>If it is a private network, you need to know these settings.</para> + + <para><guilabel>WEP</guilabel> uses a password and is weaker than WPA + which uses a passphrase. <guilabel>WPA Pre-Shared Key</guilabel> is also + called WPA personal or WPA home. <guilabel>WPA Enterprise</guilabel> is + not often used in private networks.</para> + + <para><emphasis role="bold">Allow access point roaming</emphasis>:</para> + + <para>Roaming is a technology which enables allows computer to change its + access point while remaining connected to the network.</para> + + <para><guibutton>The button Advanced:</guibutton></para> + + <para>This page hasn't been written yet for lack of resources. If you + think you can write this help, please contact <link ns2:href="https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Documentation_team"> the Doc + team.</link> Thanking you in advance.</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="draknetcenter6.png"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para/> + </section> + + <section> + <title>The Advanced Settings button</title> + + <para>This section hasn't been written yet for lack of resources. If you + think you can write this help, please contact <link ns2:href="https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Documentation_team"> the Doc + team.</link> Thanking you in advance.</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="draknetcenter7.png"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para/> + </section> +</section>
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