Network setup in Fedora Core 6

In today's times, being connected to the Internet has become probably as much as a necessity as food and water and air. Network setup in FC6 is easy, but different than what you've been used to in Windows. This guide is specific to the following environment:

1. Location:Mumbai, INDIA
2. ISP: MTNL
3. Service: Tri-Band ADSL
4. Router: UT-Starcom model UT-300R2U
5. Router pre-configured with DHCP, bearing local IP 192.168.1.1

Given this setup, you may proceed in the following way:

1. Switch on the router before you switch on the PC
   
2. Go to System > Administration > Network
3. Select Device eth0 and click on Edit
4. Under the Ethernet Device dialog, select Statically set IP addresses and enter the following Manual IP address settings
5. Address: 192.168.1.2
6. Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
7. Default gateway address: 192.168.1.1
8. Click OK
9. Now, back to Network Configuration dialog, select the DNS tab
10. Enter Primary DNS as 203.94.227.43
11. Enter Secondary DNS as 203.94.243.70
12. Click File > Save
13. You can start your browser and ride the waves of the internet !