Exploring the JDS Linux Desktop

Chapter 4. JDS Networking

You’ve already learned enough to start doing productive work with JDS. If you are in a work environment, the JDS installation probably connected you to your organization’s network, and through this internal network to the larger Internet. If so, you can jump right to Chapter 6 to try out email, web browsing, and instant messaging.

If you are at home or in a small office and have a connection through an Internet service provider, you may need to perform a few more steps to use your Internet connection. You may also need to do more work to use a wireless connection or share resources on your system with others. JDS comes with a Configuration Assistant that can have you up and running with an Internet connection in just a few minutes. You need a Linux compliant modem and/or network card for this to work. Some of the questions this chapter can answer include:

• How do I set up an Internet connection?

• How do I share documents, resources, and/or my Internet connection?

• What if I have different operating systems running on my network; how do I make them work together?

Looking at the Internet

JDS and Linux exist as children of the Internet. Unlike other operating systems, Linux developers built Linux from the ground up as an Internet OS. All a computer needs to work in almost any Internet capacity comes with Linux.

Built for Broadband

JDS works well with DSL or cable. If you have a high-speed connection, you belong to a group of millions of people who will not need a ...