Linux Tutorial: Accessing the Internet

To test your modem and Internet connectivity, select the Network Device Control tool from the Main Menu:

Main Menu --> System Tools --> Network Device Control

Click to view screen shot Fig 7.5 Activating the Modem

Select the profile you have set up (remember the ISP nickname you used in the set up above?) by clicking on it and then click on the "Activate" button. The modem will start to dial and connect to the ISP and after awhile upon successful login the status of the profile in the Network Devices Control screen will change to "Active" from "Inactive". You are now connected to the Internet. You can now perform the web browsing and other services discussed in the next few chapters.

To disconnect from the Internet bring up the Network Devices Control window and select the profile which was activated above and click on the "Deactivate" button. You will be disconnected from the Internet and the status of the profile will be changed to "Inactive".

Exercise

1. Perform an Internet dial-up connection using the modem on the system
2. Determine that you have Internet connectivity by accessing some well known websites
3. Disconnect from the Internet

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Tutorial: Accessing the Internet on Linux
1. The Internet Service Provider (ISP)
2. Dial-up Connectivity
3. Modem Configuration
4. Activating the Modem
5. xDSL Connectivity
6. xDSL Configuration
7. PPoE over Ethernet
8. Activating the xDSL Link

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