<B>NB: Configuration requires some care, as different Internet Service Providers (ISPs) require different settings. As a guide, we have provided <A HREF="examples">example configurations</A> in the form of completed dialogue boxes for the three main types of connection. You can use these examples to help you complete the configuration dialogue boxes in the next few chapters</B>.
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<LI><FONT SIZE=3>Double-click on !Boot and choose the <B>Network</B> icon.</FONT>
<LI><FONT SIZE=3>From the Network configuration window, click
on the Internet icon to display the Internet configuration dialogue box.</FONT>
<LI><FONT SIZE=3>Enable the TCP/IP Protocol suite.</FONT>
<LI><FONT SIZE=3>Click on the <B>Host names</B> icon. The <B>Host names</B> dialogue will be displayed:
<LI><FONT SIZE=3>Enter your node name (e.g. </FONT><TT><FONT FACE="Courier">bashstreet.</FONT></TT><FONT SIZE=3>,
provided by your service provider) as the <B>Host name</B>.</FONT>
<LI><FONT SIZE=3>Set the option</FONT> <B><FONT SIZE=3>Use name
servers also.</FONT></B>
<LI><FONT SIZE=3>Enter your service provider's domain name (e.g.
demon.co.uk) as the <B>Local domain.</B></FONT>
<LI><FONT SIZE=3>If required by your service provider, enter <B>at least one</B> IP address for your
service provider's name servers in the subsequent boxes, in the
format 158.152.1.58 (the first name server for Demon, for example). An alternative name server can speed up connection times if the first server is not available for any reason.</FONT>
<LI><FONT SIZE=3>Click on <B>Set</B>, <B>Close</B> the dialogue box and
<B>Save</B> the network configuration. Ignore any warning box that complains
about interfaces not having IP addresses configured, then <B>reset
your machine</B>.</FONT>
<LI><FONT SIZE=3>Your machine is now configured to use the Internet