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<h1><a id="NETWORK-CONFIGURATION" name="NETWORK-CONFIGURATION"></a>Chapter 5 Network
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<h1 class="SECT1"><a id="NETWORK-CONFIGURATION-NETCONFIG"
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<p>When you initially installed Slackware, the setup program invoked the <tt
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<p>It gave a brief explanation of the various types of addressing schemes, told when they
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<p><tt class="COMMAND">netconfig</tt> will generally take care of about 80% of the work
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suggest that you review your config file for a couple of reasons:</p>
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<p>You should never trust a setup program to properly configure your computer. If you use
a setup program, you should review the configuration yourself.</p>
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