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diff --git a/docs/mcc-help/en/draknetcenter.xml b/docs/mcc-help/en/draknetcenter.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 4c93975c..00000000 --- a/docs/mcc-help/en/draknetcenter.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,215 +0,0 @@ -<?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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