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     3.3 @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     3.4  </ul>
     3.5  
     3.6  <a name="eth"></a>
     3.7 -<h3>Ethernet connection</h3>
     3.8 +<h3>About the Network</h3>
     3.9  <p>
    3.10  By default SliTaz starts a DHCP client (udhcpc) on eth0 at boot time. If your
    3.11  network card has been identified as an <code>eth0</code> interface and you use
    3.12 @@ -69,6 +69,57 @@
    3.13  the root administrator.
    3.14  </p>
    3.15  
    3.16 +<a name="netbox"></a>
    3.17 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">Netbox - Configure the network</font></h3>
    3.18 +<p>
    3.19 +Netbox is a small GTK+ application to configure a network interface using 
    3.20 +DCHP or a fixed (static) IP address. The tabs can be used to start/stop the 
    3.21 +connections and automatically change the values in the system files. Netbox 
    3.22 +also provides a system wide tab from which you can directly edit network 
    3.23 +configuration files. 
    3.24 +</p>
    3.25 +
    3.26 +<img
    3.27 +	src="images/screenshots/netbox.png"
    3.28 +	alt="Slitaz Netbox"
    3.29 +	style="width: 536px; height: 357px;" />
    3.30 +
    3.31 +<p>
    3.32 +You can start netbox from the system tools menu or via a terminal: 
    3.33 +</p>
    3.34 +<pre>
    3.35 + $ subox netbox
    3.36 +</pre>
    3.37 +
    3.38 +<a name="wifibox"></a>
    3.39 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">Wifibox - Graphical configuration of the wireless network</font></h3>
    3.40 +<p>
    3.41 +Wifibox is small interface to configure a network connection (Wifi, 
    3.42 +WLAN, or Wireless). The 'Networks' tab displays a list of available 
    3.43 +networks, just double click on a network name to connect. If the network
    3.44 +is secure, the key will then be sought.
    3.45 +</p>
    3.46 +
    3.47 +<img
    3.48 +	src="images/screenshots/wifibox.png"
    3.49 +	alt="SliTaz Wifibox"
    3.50 +	style="width: 533px; height: 330px;" />
    3.51 +
    3.52 +<p>
    3.53 +The 'Favorites' tab allows you to set your preferred networks. Once a 
    3.54 +network is added, just double click on the network name to connect. The
    3.55 +'Configuration' tab lets you configure a connection manually using the
    3.56 +advanced settings such as the mode or channel. The 'Drivers' tab allows
    3.57 +you to configure a network card; there are 3 options:
    3.58 +</p>
    3.59 +<ol>
    3.60 +	<li>The card is supported directly by the kernel via a module.</li>
    3.61 +	<li>The card needs a module and non-free firmware that can be installed
    3.62 +    automatically via the auto-detect tool (tazhw).</li>
    3.63 +	<li> The card is not supported by Linux and a Windows driver must be
    3.64 +    installed via the Windows driver manager (tazndis).</li>
    3.65 +</ol>
    3.66 +
    3.67  <a name="driver"></a>
    3.68  <h3>Install network card driver</h3>
    3.69  <p>
    3.70 @@ -90,17 +141,23 @@
    3.71  on each boot.
    3.72  </p>
    3.73  
    3.74 -<a name="netbox"></a>
    3.75 -<h3>Netbox - Configure network</h3>
    3.76 +<a name="hostname"></a>
    3.77 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">/etc/hostname - The hostname</font></h3>
    3.78  <p>
    3.79 -Netbox is a small GTK+ application to configure a network interface using <em>DCHP</em> or a 
    3.80 -fixed (<em>static</em>) IP address. The tabs can be used to start/stop the connections and 
    3.81 -automatically change the values in the system files. Netbox also provides a <em>system wide</em> tab 
    3.82 -from which you can directly edit network configuration files. You can start netbox from the 
    3.83 -system tools menu or via a terminal:
    3.84 +The file /etc/hostname sets the machine name. This is loaded at system 
    3.85 +startup with the command 'hostname', without an argument this
    3.86 +command returns the current machine name:
    3.87  </p>
    3.88  <pre>
    3.89 - # netbox 
    3.90 + $ hostame
    3.91 +</pre>
    3.92 +<p>
    3.93 +To change the hostname, you can use the <code>echo</code> command or a text 
    3.94 +editor available on SliTaz (you must be root). Example using <code>echo </code> 
    3.95 +and the machine name <code>kayam</code>:
    3.96 +</p>
    3.97 +<pre>
    3.98 + # echo "kayam" > /etc/hostname
    3.99  </pre>
   3.100  
   3.101  <a name="pppoe"></a>