Browsing Occitan (post 1500) translation

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A majority of connection settings can be changed from within the <guilabel>Network Settings</guilabel> section of System Settings. To access the Network Settings, go to <menuchoice><guimenu>Kickoff Application Launcher</guimenu><guimenuitem>System Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice> and then select <guilabel>Network Settings</guilabel> at the lower left of the window.

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No matter the connection you are using, the network settings will usually be configured the same. Most users are probably familiar with Windows networking and seeing terms such as <acronym>IP</acronym> address, gateway address, netmask address, and <acronym>DNS</acronym> addresses. They are still the same in Kubuntu however there are two extra settings that are common with Linux systems, network address and broadcast address however these extra settings are not necessary for basic home networking and connecting to the Internet.

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An <acronym>IP</acronym> address is a unique identifier, commonly known as the computer's address, that is used in communicating between other computers on a network and the Internet. There are two versions of <acronym>IP</acronym> addressing, <acronym>IPv4</acronym> which is the most widely used and the oldest, and <acronym>IPv6</acronym> which is newer. <acronym>IPv6</acronym> was created to cure the fact the world was running out of <acronym>IP</acronym> addresses.

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A gateway address is also known as the default gateway. The gateway serves as an access point to another network and a majority of the times would be your service provider in order to gain access to the Internet. A gateway <acronym>IP</acronym> address looks the same as an <acronym>IP</acronym> address.

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A netmask address, or subnet mask, is an address that allows the splitting of a large network into small subnetworks.

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<acronym>DNS</acronym> (Domain Name System) translates domain names as well as computer hostnames to <acronym>IP</acronym> addresses. This is the system that will translate www.kubuntu.org into the websites actual <acronym>IP</acronym> address.

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The host name is the physical, unique name of your computer. A valid hostname consists of <acronym>ASCII</acronym> letters "a" through "z", digits "0" through "9", and the hyphen (-). It can consist of any combination of the previous allowed characters.

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Establishing a connection depends on various things. Are you connecting directly to the Internet utilizing a modem whether it be a <acronym>DSL</acronym> modem or a dial-up modem? Do you have broadband access and have a router or a system providing Internet sharing? Are you using Ethernet or wireless network connection? <acronym>DHCP</acronym> or static? These are just a few of the variables that need to be researched and understood prior to moving on and possibly causing more problems now or later on.

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There are multiple ways of connecting to a network or the Internet however only three main topics will be covered. <placeholder-1/>

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<acronym>DSL</acronym> (Digital Subscriber Line) is a form of broadband Internet service that has a modem that connects to the service providers network. Some users will either connect directly to that modem or may have a router connected to it in order to share the connection.