Editing Network Interface Configuration
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   This section only details the most important settings for a
   typical wired connection used during installation. Many of the
   available options do not have to be changed in most
   installation scenarios and are not carried over to the
   installed system. Configuration of other types of networks is
   broadly similar, although the specific configuration parameters
   may be different. To learn more about network configuration
   after installation, see the Fedora Networking Guide, available
   at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/.

   To configure a network connection manually, select that
   connection in the list on the left side of the screen, and
   click the Configure button. A dialog will appear that allows
   you to configure the selected connection. The configuration
   options presented depends on the connection type - the
   available options will be slightly different depending on
   whether it is a physical interface (wired or wireless network
   interface controller) or a virtual interface (Bond, Team or
   Vlan) which you previously configured in Adding a Virtual
   Network Interface.. A full description of all configuration
   settings for all connection types is beyond the scope of this
   document; see the Networking Guide for details.

   The most common and useful options in the configuration dialog
   are:

   Enable or disable the connection by default
          In the General tab of the configuration dialog, you can
          select or unselect the Automatically connect to this
          network when it is available check box to allow or
          disallow this connection to connect by default. When
          enabled on a wired connection, this means the system
          will typically connect during startup (unless you unplug
          the network cable); on a wireless connection, it means
          that the interface will attempt to connect to any known
          wireless networks in range.

          Additionally, you can allow or disallow all users on the
          system from connecting to this network using the All
          users may connect to this network option. If you disable
          this option, only root will be able to connect to this
          network.

Note

          It is not possible to only allow a specific user other
          than root to use this interface, because no other users
          are created at this point during the installation. If
          you need a connection for a different user, you must
          configure it after the installation.

   Set up static IPv4 or IPv6 settings
          By default, both IPv4 and IPv6 are set to automatic
          configuration depending on current network settings.
          This means that addresses such as the local IP address,
          DNS address, and other settings will be detected
          automatically each time the interface connects to a
          network. In many cases, this is sufficient, but you can
          also provide static configuration in the IPv4 Settings
          and IPv6 Settings, respectively.

          To set static network configuration, navigate to one of
          the settings tabs and select a method other than
          Automatic (for example, Manual) from the Method
          drop-down menu. This will enable the Addresses field
          below.

Note

          In the IPv6 Settings tab, you can also set the method to
          Ignore to disable IPv6 on this interface.

          Then, click Add on the right side and add a set of
          settings: Address, Netmask (for IPv4), Prefix (for
          IPv6), and Gateway.

          The DNS servers field accepts one or more IP addresses
          of DNS servers - for example, 10.0.0.1,10.0.0.8.

          The final option in both tabs is Require IPvX addressing
          for this connection to complete. Select this option in
          the IPv4 tab to only allow this connection if IPv4 was
          successful; the same principle applies to this setting
          in the IPv6 tab. If this option remains disabled for
          both IPv4 and IPv6, the interface will be able to
          connect if configuration succeeds on either IP protocol.

   Configure routes
          In the IPv4 Settings and IPv4 Settings tabs, click the
          Routes button in the bottom right corner to configure
          routing settings for a specific IP protocol on an
          interface. A new dialog will open, allowing you to Add a
          specific route.

          If you confire at least one static route, you can
          disallow all routes not specifically configured here by
          enabling the Ignore automatically obtained routes.

          Select Use this connection only for resources on its
          network to prevent this connection from becoming the
          default route. This option can be selected even if you
          did not configure any static routes. Enabling this
          option means that this route will only be used when
          necessary to access certain resources, such as intranet
          pages which require a local or VPN connection. Another
          (default) route will be used for publicly available
          resources if possible. Note that unlike the additional
          routes configured in this dialog, this setting will be
          transferred to the installed system. Also note that this
          option is only useful when more than one interface is
          configured.

          When you finish configuring the interface's routing
          settings, click OK to return to the configuration
          dialog.

   Once you finish configuring the interface, click Save in the
   configuration window's bottom right corner to save your
   settings and return to Network & Hostname.
