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# Network and Internet

In this screen you can choose between several network tools. Click on a link below to learn more.

1. Manage your network devices

   1. the section called “Network Center”

   2. the section called “Set up a new network interface (LAN, ISDN, ADSL, ...)”

   3. the section called “Remove a connection”

2. Personalize and Secure your network

   1. the section called “Proxy”

   2. the section called “Share the Internet connection with other local machines”

   3. the section called “Manage different network profiles”

   4. the section called “Configure VPN Connection to secure network access”

3. Others

   1. the section called “Hosts definitions”

### Network Center

## draknetcenter

This tool[19] is found under the Network & Internet tab in the Mageia Control Center labelled "Network Center"

#### Introduction

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 Set up a new network interface (LAN, ISDN, ADSL, ...) in the same MCC tab.

In the screenshot below, given as example, we can see two networks, the first one is wired and connected, recognizable by this icon (this one is not connected ) and the second section shows wireless networks, not connected recognizable by this icon and this one if connected. For the other network types, the colour code is always the same, green if connected and red if not connected.

In the wireless part of the screen, you can also see all the detected networks, with the SSID, the Signal strengh, if they are encrypted (in red) or not (in green), and the Operating mode. Click on the chosen one and then either on Monitor, Configure or Connect. 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).

Click on Refresh to update the screen.

#### The Monitor button

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 Internet icon in the system tray -> Monitor Network.

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.

### Note

At the bottom of the window is a title Traffic accounting, we will look at that in the next section.

#### The Configure button

A - For a wired network

It is possible to change all the settings given during network creation. Most of the time, checking Automatic IP (BOOTP/DHCP) will do, but in case of problems, manual configuration may give better results.

For a residential network, the IP address always looks like 192.168.0.x, Netmask is 255.255.255.0, and the Gateway and DNS servers are available from your providers website.

Enable traffic accounting 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.

Allow interface to be controlled by Network Manager:

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The button Advanced:

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B - For a wireless network

Only the items not already seen above are explained.

Operating mode:

Select Managed if the connection is via an access point, there is an ESSID detected. Select Ad-hoc if it is a peer to peer network. Select Master if your network card is used as the access point, your network card needs to support this mode.

Encryption mode and Encryption key:

If it is a private network, you need to know these settings.

WEP uses a password and is weaker than WPA which uses a passphrase. WPA Pre-Shared Key is also called WPA personal or WPA home. WPA Enterprise is not often used in private networks.

Allow access point roaming:

Roaming is a technology which enables allows computer to change its access point while remaining connected to the network.

The button Advanced:

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#### The Advanced Settings button

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### Set up a new network interface (LAN, ISDN, ADSL, ...)

## drakconnect

#### Introduction

This tool[20] allows to configure much of local network or Internet access. You have to know some information from your access provider or your network administrator.

Select the type of connection you want to set, according to which hardware and provider you have.

#### A new Wired connection (Ethernet)

1. The first window lists the interfaces which are available. Select the one to configure.

2. At this point, the choice is given between an automatic or a manual IP address.

3. Automatic IP

   1. Ethernet/IP settings: you have to select if DNS servers are declared by the DHCP server or are manually specified, as explained below. In the last case, the IP address of DNS servers has to be set. The HOSTNAME of the computer can be specified here. If no HOSTNAME is specified, the name `localhost.localdomain` is attributed by default. The Hostname can also be provided by the DHCP server with the option Assign host name from DHCP server. Not all DHCP servers have such a function and if you're setting up your PC to get an IP address from a domestic ADSL router, it is unlikely.

   2. The advanced button give the opportunity to specify:

      - Search domain (not accessible, as provided by the DHCP server)

      - the DHCP client

      - DHCP timeout

      - Get YP server from DHCP (checked by default): specify the NIS server

      - Get NTPD server from DHCP (synchronisation of clocks)

      - the HOSTNAME required by DHCP. Only use this option if the DHCP server requires the client to specify a hostname before receiving an IP address. This option is not dealt by some DHCP servers.

   3. After accepting, the last steps which are common to all connection configurations are explained: the section called “Ending the configuration”

4. Manual configuration

   1. Ethernet/IP settings: you need to declare what DNS servers to use. The HOSTNAME of the computer can be specified here. If no HOSTNAME is specified, the name `localhost.localdomain` is attributed by default.

      For a residential network, the IP address usually looks like 192.168.x.x, Netmask is 255.255.255.0, and the Gateway and DNS servers are available from your service provider's website.

      In advanced settings, you can specified a Search domain. It would usually be your home domain, i.e. if your computer is called "splash", and it's full domain name is "splash.boatanchor.net", the Search Domain would be "boatanchor.net". Unless you specifically need it, it's ok not to define this setting. Again, domestic ADSL would not need this setting.

   2. The next steps are exposed at the section called “Ending the configuration”

#### A new Satellite connection (DVB)

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#### A new Cable modem connection

1. The first window lists the interfaces which are available. Select the one to configure.

2. At this point, the choice is given between an automatic or a manual IP address.

3. You have to specify a authentication method:

   - None

   - BPALogin (necessary for Telstra). In this case you have to provide User name and password.

4. Automatic IP

   1. Cable/IP settings: you have to select if DNS servers are declared by the DHCP server or are manually specified, as explained below. In the last case, the IP address of DNS servers has to be set. The HOSTNAME of the computer can be specified here. If no HOSTNAME is specified, the name `localhost.localdomain` is attributed by default. The Hostname can also be provided by the DHCP server with the option Assign host name from DHCP server. Not all DHCP servers have such a function and if you're setting up your PC to get an IP address from a domestic ADSL router, it is unlikely.

   2. The advanced button give the opportunity to specify:

      - Search domain (not accessible, as provided by the DHCP server)

      - the DHCP client

      - DHCP timeout

      - Get YP server from DHCP (checked by default): specify the NIS server

      - Get NTPD server from DHCP (synchronisation of clocks)

      - the HOSTNAME required by DHCP. Only use this option if the DHCP server requires the client to specify a hostname before receiving an IP address. This option is not dealt by some DHCP servers.

   3. After accepting, the last steps which are common to all connection configurations are explained: the section called “Ending the configuration”

5. Manual configuration

   1. Cable/IP settings: you need to declare what DNS servers to use. The HOSTNAME of the computer can be specified here. If no HOSTNAME is specified, the name `localhost.localdomain` is attributed by default.

      For a residential network, the IP address usually looks like 192.168.x.x, Netmask is 255.255.255.0, and the Gateway and DNS servers are available from your service provider's website.

      In advanced settings, you can specified a Search domain. It would usually be your home domain, i.e. if your computer is called "splash", and it's full domain name is "splash.boatanchor.net", the Search Domain would be "boatanchor.net". Unless you specifically need it, it's ok not to define this setting. Again, domestic connection would not need this setting.

   2. The next steps are exposed at the section called “Ending the configuration”

#### A new DSL connection

1. If the tool detects network interfaces, it offers to select one and to configure it.

2. A list of providers is proposed, classified by countries. Select your provider. If it is not listed, select the option Unlisted and then enter the options your provider gave.

3. Select one of the protocols available:

   - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

   - Manual TCP/IP configuration

   - PPP over ADSL (PPPoA)

   - PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE)

   - Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)

4. Access settings

   - Account Login (user name)

   - Account password

   - (Advanced) Virtual Path ID (VPI)

   - (Advanced) Virtual Circuit ID (VCI)

5. The next steps are exposed at the section called “Ending the configuration”

#### A new ISDN connection

1. The wizard asks which device to configure:

   - Manual choice (internal ISDN card)

   - External ISDN modem

2. A list of hardware is proposed, classified by category and manufacturer. Select your card.

3. Select one of the protocols available:

   - Protocol for the rest of the world, except Europe (DHCP)

   - Protocol for Europe (EDSS1)

4. A list of providers is then offered, classified by countries. Select your provider. If it is not listed, select the option Unlisted and then enter the options your provider gave you. Then it is asked for parameters:

   - Connection name

   - Phone number

   - Login ID

   - Account password

   - Authentication method

5. After that, you have to select if you get the IP address by automatic or manual method. In the last case, specify IP address and Subnet mask.

6. The next step is to choose how DNS servers address are obtained, by automatic or manual method. In the case of manual configuration, you have to put:

   - Domain name

   - First and second DNS Server

   - Select if the hostname is set from IP. This option is to select only if you are sure that your provider is configured to accept it.

7. The next step is to choose how the gateway address is obtained, by automatic or manual method. In the case of manual configuration, you have to enter the IP address.

8. The next steps are exposed at the section called “Ending the configuration”

#### A new Wireless connection (WiFi)

1. A first window lists the interfaces which are available and an entry for Windows driver (ndiswrapper). Select the one to configure. Use ndiswrapper only if the other configuration methods did not work.

2. At this step, the choice is given between the different access points that the card has detected.

3. Specific parameter for the wireless card are to provide:

   - Operating mode:

     Managed

       To access to an existing access point (the most frequent).

     Ad-Hoc

       To configure direct connection between computers.

   - Network Name (ESSID)

   - Encryption mode: it depends of how the access point is configured.

     WPA/WPA2

       This encryption mode is to prefer if your hardware allows it.

     WEP

       Some old hardware deals only this encryption method.

   - Encryption key

     It is generally provided with the hardware which give the access point.

4. At this step, the choice is given between an automatic IP address or a manual IP address.

5. Automatic IP

   1. IP settings: you have to select if DNS servers are declared by the DHCP server or are manually specified, as explained below. In the last case, IP address of DNS servers has to be set. The HOSTNAME of the computer can be specified here. If no HOSTNAME is specified, the name localhost.localdomain is attributed by default. The Hostname can also be provided by the DHCP server with the option Assign host name from DHCP server

   2. The advanced button give the opportunity to specify:

      - Search domain (not accessible, as provided by the DHCP server)

      - the DHCP client

      - DHCP timeout

      - Get YP server from DHCP (checked by default): specify the NIS servers

      - Get NTPD server from DHCP (synchronisation of clocks)

      - the HOSTNAME required by DHCP. Only use this option if the DHCP server requires the client to specify a hostname before receiving an IP address. This option is not dealt by some DHCP servers.

   3. After accepting the configuration the step, which is common to all connection configurations, is explained: the section called “Ending the configuration”

6. Manual configuration

   1. IP settings: you have to declare DNS servers. The HOSTNAME of the computer can be specified here. If no HOSTNAME is specified, the name `localhost.localdomain` is attributed by default.

      For a residential network, the IP address always looks like 192.168.x.x, Netmask is 255.255.255.0, and the Gateway and DNS servers are available from your providers website.

      In advanced settings, you can specified a Search domain. It must seem to your hostname without the first name, before the period.

   2. The next steps are exposed at the section called “Ending the configuration”

#### A new GPRS/Edge/3G connection

1. If the tool detects wireless interfaces, it offers to select one and to configure it.

2. The PIN is asked. Leave empty if the PIN is not required.

3. The wizard asks for network. If it is not detected, select the option Unlisted.

4. A list of providers is proposed, classified by countries. Select your provider. If it is not listed, select the option Unlisted and then enter the options your provider gave.

5. Provide access settings

   - Access Point Name

   - Account Login (user name)

   - Account password

6. The next steps are exposed at the section called “Ending the configuration”

#### A new Bluetooth Dial-Up Networking connection

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#### A new Analog telephone modem connection (POTS)

1. The wizard asks which device to configure:

   - Manual choice

   - Detected hardware, if any.

2. A list of ports is proposed. Select your port.

3. If not yet installed, it will be suggested that you install the package kppp-provider.

4. A list of providers is proposed, classified by countries. Select your provider. If it is not listed, select the option Unlisted and then enter the options your provider gave. Then it is asked for Dialup options:

   - Connection name

   - Phone number

   - Login ID

   - Password

   - Authentication, choose between:

     - PAP/CHAP

     - Script-based

     - PAP

     - Terminal-based

     - CHAP

5. The next steps are exposed at the section called “Ending the configuration”

#### Ending the configuration

In the next step, you can specify:

- Allow users to manage the connection

- Start the connection at boot

- Enable traffic accounting

- Allow interface to be controlled by Network Manager

- In the case of a wireless connection, a supplemental box is Allow access point roaming which give the possibility to switch automatically between access point according to the signal strength.

With the advanced button, you can specify:

- Metric (10 by default)

- MTU

- Network Hotplugging

- Enable IPv6 to IPv4 tunnel

The last step allows you to specify if the connection is to start immediately or not.

### Remove a connection

## drakconnect --del

Here, you can delete a network interface[21].

Click on the drop down menu, choose the one you want to remove and then click next.

You'll see a message that the network interface has been deleted successfully.

### Proxy

## drakproxy

If you have to use a proxy server to access to the internet, you can use this tool[22] to configure it. Your net administrator will give you the information you need. You can also specify some services which can be accessed without the proxy by exception.

From Wikipedia, on 2012-09-24, article Proxy server: In computer networks, a proxy server is a server (a computer system or an application) that acts as an intermediary for requests from clients seeking resources from other servers. A client connects to the proxy server, requesting some service, such as a file, connection, web page, or other resource available from a different server. The proxy server evaluates the request as a way to simplify and control their complexity.

### Share the Internet connection with other local machines

## drakgw

#### Principles

This is useful when you have a computer (3) which has Internet (2) access and is connected also to a local network (1). You can use computer (3) as a gateway to give that access to other workstations (5) and (6) in the local network (1). For this, the gateway must have two interfaces; the first one such as an ethernet card must be connected to the local network, and the second one (4) connected to the Internet (2).

The first step is to verify that the network and the access to Internet are set up, as documented in the section called “Network Center”.

#### Gateway wizard

The wizard[23] offers successive steps which are shown below:

- If the wizard does not detect at least two interfaces, it warns about this and asks to stop the network and configure the hardware.

- specify the interface used for the Internet connection. The wizard automatically suggests one of the interfaces, but you should verify that what is proposed is correct.

- specify which interface is used for the Lan access. The wizard also proposes one, check that this is correct.

- The wizard proposes parameters for the Lan network, such as IP address, mask and domain name. Check that these parameters are compatible with the actual configuration. It is recommended that you accept these values.

- specify if the computer has to be used as a DNS server. If yes, the wizard will check that `bind` is installed. Otherwise, you have to specify the address of a DNS server.

- specify if the computer is to be used as a DHCP server. If yes, the wizard will check that `dhcp-server` is installed and offer to configure it, with start and end addresses in the DHCP range.

- specify if the computer is to be used as a proxy server. If yes, the wizard will check that `squid` is installed and offer to configure it, with the address of the administrator (admin@mydomain.com), name of the proxy (myfirewall@mydomaincom), the port (3128) and the cache size (100 Mb).

- The last step allows you to check if the gateway machine is connected to printers and to share them.

You will be warned about the need to check the firewall if it is active.

#### Configure the client

If you have configured the gateway machine with DHCP, you only need to specify in the network configuration tool that you get an address automatically (using DHCP). The parameters will be obtained when connecting to the network. This method is valid whatever operating system the client is using.

If you must manually specify the network parameters, you must in particular specify the gateway by entering the IP-address of the machine acting as the gateway.

#### Stop connection sharing

If you want to stop sharing the connection on the Mageia computer, launch the tool. It will offer to reconfigure the connection or to stop the sharing.

### Manage different network profiles

## Draknetprofile

#### Introduction

Each network interface of a Mageia system is initially configured with a fix set of parameters. This corresponds to what is expected by a user of a desktop computer, but may not be adequate when the system is moved between various network environments: having the system run in different network environments will require that multiple configurations co-exist for a given network device - otherwise the interface might need to be re-configured each time the network environment changes.

##### Profiles

Linux provides support for multiple configurations of network devices as a standard feature. The notion of a "network profile" refers to a set of configurations of network devices, defined for a specific network environment. Each network profile has a name - the initial configuration that comes out of system generation has the name "default"; when a new profile is created, a name must be specified which is different from all already existing profile names.

##### Draknetprofile

Draknetprofile is a - very simple - component of the Mageia Control Center (MCC), it provides a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for managing profiles. This GUI allows to

- switch between profiles - i.e. activate a target profile to become the "current profile",

- create a new, additional profile,

- delete a profile from the list of defined profiles.

#### Running Draknetprofile

##### Defining profiles, profile switching

Defining/modifying profiles concerns the entire Linux system and all its users. Running draknetprofile therefore requires root privileges. Normally, launching is achieved from within MCC (which already runs as root):

Figure 1: Mageia Control Center: Network & Internet tab

1. launch the MCC by hitting the MCC icon in one of the panels of your desktop,

2. select the "Network & Internet" tab,

3. hit "Manage different network profiles" in the "Personalize and Secure your network" Section (solid red contour in Figure 1).

Draknetprofile can also be launched by a command-line instruction from a terminal emulator with root privileges (this may be helpful when standard-output or error-output from draknetprofile needs to be consulted - for instance for debugging). Simply type:

`draknetprofile`

After the launch, the main page of Draknetprofile will be displayed:

Figure 2: Management actions of Draknetprofile

The upper zone of the window contains the list of the names of all presently defined profiles. The bottom zone presents a series of buttons:

- "Activate" ... establish the selected profile (top zone of the window) as the current profile (and save the properties of the old profile);

- "New" ... create a new profile;

- "Delete" ... delete the selected profile from the list of defined profiles;

- "Quit" ... exit from Draknetprofile.

Before hitting the "Activate" or the "Delete" button, you have to select a profile from the list: select it by a left-button click on the name of the target profile.

Hitting the "New" button will launch an auxiliary window where you can type the name of the profile you want to create; this name must be different from any already existing profile. This profile will be created as a precise copy of the currently active profile and immediately activated as the current profile. You will probably then need to specify its properties (modify the automatically created configuration) in a second, independent action:

- exit from Draknetprofile (hit the "Quit" button),

- back in the "Network & Internet" tab, you select the tab "Set up a new network interface (...)" (marked with dashed red contour in Figure 1),

- you then go through the steps for configuring the interface; they are similar to those you did for configuring the original interface during system generation - as documented in the Drakconnect manual.

The middle zone of the window is normally hidden, hit the "Advanced" button to make it visible. It should display the list of names of Draknetprofile "modules" (such as "network", "firewall", "urpmi"), each with a check-button next to the name; these check-buttons determine whether the properties controlled by that module are included into the profile or not.

##### Using a system that has more than one profile

In a system where several profiles are defined, an additional user interaction is required when the system boots: at the very end of the bootstrapping activities - just before the Desktop Environment starts - you will get a message like

`Select network profile: (1) default (2) roaming*`

Type 1 or 2 to select the "default", respectively the "roaming" profile, or carriage-return to select the profile that is marked with an asterisk (the profile that was active when the system had been shut down).

Presently (Mageia-5) there appears to be an intermittent problem: it happens that the system becomes unresponsive after soliciting the user to select a profile. The only way out of this situation is to launch another boot. This problem is under investigation.

#### Appendix: Files relevant to Draknetprofile

The configuration data of network interfaces are stored in the directory /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/, in files with names like ifcfg-xxx.

The name of the currently active profile is maintained in the file /etc/netprofile/current .

### Configure VPN Connection to secure network access

## drakvpn

#### Introduction

This tool[24] allows to configure secure access to a remote network establishing a tunnel between the local workstation and the remote network. We discuss here only of the configuration on the workstation side. We assume that the remote network is already in operation, and that you have the connection information from the network administrator, like a .pcf configuration file .

#### Configuration

First, select either Cisco VPN Concentrator or OpenVPN, depending on which protocol is used for your virtual private network.

Then give your connection a name.

At the next screen, provide the details for your VPN connection.

- For Cisco VPN

- For openvpn. The openvpn package and its dependencies will be installed the first time the tool is used.

  Select the files that you received from the network administrator.

  Advanced parameters:

  The next screen asks for IP-address of the gateway.

When the parameters are set, you have the option of starting the VPN connection.

This VPN connection can be set to start automatically with a network connection. To do this, reconfigure the network connection to always connect to this VPN.

### Hosts definitions

## drakhosts

If some systems on your network grant you services, and have fixed IP-addresses, this tool[25] allows to specify a name to access them more easily. Then you can use that name instead of the IP-address.

Add

With this button, you add the name for a new system. You will get a window to specify the IP-address, the host name for the system, and optionally an alias which can be used in the same way that the name is.

Modify

You can access the parameters of an entry previously defined. You get the same window.

[19] You can start this tool from the command line, by typing draknetcenter as root.

[20] You can start this tool from the command line, by typing drakconnect as root.

[21] You can also start this tool from the command line, by typing drakconnect --del as root.

[22] You can start this tool from the command line, by typing drakproxy as root.

[23] You can start this tool from the command line, by typing drakgw as root.

[24] You can start this tool from the command line, by typing drakvpn as root.

[25] You can start this tool from the command line, by typing drakhosts as root.

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- Software Management
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    - Introduction to rpmdrake
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  - Configure updates frequency
  - Configure Media
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    - What is FTP?
    - Setting up an FTP server with drakwizard proftpd
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    - What is a web server?
    - Setting up a web server with drakwizard apache2
- Network Services
  - Configure DHCP
    - What is DHCP?
    - Setting up a DHCP server with drakwizard dhcp
    - What is done
  - Configure DNS
  - Configure proxy
    - What is a proxy server?
    - Setting up a proxy server with drakwizard squid
    - What is done
  - Configure time
    - Setup a NTP server with drakwizard ntp
    - What is done
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    - What is SSH?
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    - Introduction
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    - Introduction
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    - Complete the installation process
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  - Set up scanner
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    - Specifics
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  - Set up a UPS for power monitoring
- Network and Internet
  - Network Center
    - Introduction
    - The Monitor button
    - The Configure button
    - The Advanced Settings button
  - Set up a new network interface (LAN, ISDN, ADSL, ...)
    - Introduction
    - A new Wired connection (Ethernet)
    - A new Satellite connection (DVB)
    - A new Cable modem connection
    - A new DSL connection
    - A new ISDN connection
    - A new Wireless connection (WiFi)
    - A new GPRS/Edge/3G connection
    - A new Bluetooth Dial-Up Networking connection
    - A new Analog telephone modem connection (POTS)
    - Ending the configuration
  - Remove a connection
  - Proxy
  - Share the Internet connection with other local machines
    - Principles
    - Gateway wizard
    - Configure the client
    - Stop connection sharing
  - Manage different network profiles
    - Introduction
      - Profiles
      - Draknetprofile
    - Running Draknetprofile
      - Defining profiles, profile switching
      - Using a system that has more than one profile
    - Appendix: Files relevant to Draknetprofile
  - Configure VPN Connection to secure network access
    - Introduction
    - Configuration
  - Hosts definitions
- System
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    - To configure a mail alert
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    - Introduction
    - Procedure
  - Share directories and drives with Samba
    - Introduction
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    - Main window
    - Modify entry
      - NFS Directory
      - Host access
      - User ID Mapping
      - Advanced options
    - Menu entries
      - File|Write conf
      - NFS Server|Restart
      - NFS Server|Reload
  - Access WebDAV shared drives and directories
    - Introduction
    - Creating a new entry
- Local disks
  - Manage disk partitions
  - CD/DVD burner
    - Mount point
    - Options
      - user/nouser
  - Share your hard disk partitions
- Security
  - MSEC: System Security and Audit
    - Presentation
    - Overview tab
    - Security settings tab
      - Basic security tab
      - System security tab
      - Network security
      - Periodic checks tab
      - Exceptions tab
      - Permissions
  - Set up your personal firewall
  - Configure authentication for Mageia tools
  - Advanced setup for network interfaces and firewall
  - Parental Controls
    - Presentation
    - Configuring Parental controls
      - Blacklist/Whitelist tab
      - Block Programs Tab
- Boot
  - Set up autologin to automatically log in
  - Set up boot system
  - Set up display manager
- Other Mageia Tools
  - Mageia Bug Report Tool
  - Collect Logs and System Information for Bug Reports
  - Display Available NFS And SMB Shares
  - Display Your PCI, USB and PCMCIA Information

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