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    <title>Network Monitor Manual</title>       
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      <year>2004</year>
      <holder>Sun Microsystems</holder>
    </copyright><copyright><year>2007</year><holder>David Lodge (dave@cirt.net)</holder></copyright>
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    <revhistory>
      <revision> 
	<revnumber>Network Monitor Applet Manual V2.0</revnumber> 
	<date>February 2004</date> 
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          <para role="author">Sun GNOME Documentation Team</para>
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    <releaseinfo>This manual describes version 0.13 of Network Monitor.</releaseinfo>
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      <title>Feedback</title> 
      <para>To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the <application>Network Monitor</application> applet or this manual, follow the directions in the <ulink url="ghelp:gnome-feedback" type="help">GNOME Feedback Page</ulink>.</para>
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    <abstract role="description">
      <para>The Network Monitor enables you to monitor the network traffic for a particular interface.</para>
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  <indexterm zone="index"> 
    <primary>Network Monitor Applet</primary> 
  </indexterm> 
  

  <!-- ============= Introduction  ================================ -->
  <sect1 id="gnome-netstatus-intro">
    <title>Introduction</title>

    <figure id="gnome-netstatus-fig"> 
      <title>Network Monitor Applet</title> 
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            <phrase>The Network Monitor applet.</phrase> 
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    </figure>

    <para>The <application>Network Monitor</application> applet enables you to monitor the network traffic for a network connection.</para>

    <sect2 id="gnome-netstatus-intro-add">
      <title>To Add Network Monitor to a Panel</title>
      <para>To add <application>Network Monitor</application> to a panel, right-click on the panel, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu><guisubmenu>Internet</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Network Monitor</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
    </sect2>

  </sect1>

  <!-- ============= Usage  ================================ -->
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    <title>Usage</title>
    <para>The applet icon indicates the network status, as follows:</para>
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            <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
              <para>Icon</para></entry>
            <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
              <para>Network Status</para></entry>
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                    <imagedata fileref="figures/gnome-netstatus-idle.png" format="PNG"/>
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              <para>Idle</para>
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                    <imagedata fileref="figures/gnome-netstatus-tx.png" format="PNG"/>                    </imageobject>
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              <para>Transmitting</para>
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              <para>
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                    <imagedata fileref="figures/gnome-netstatus-rx.png" format="PNG"/>                    </imageobject>
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                    <phrase>Shows icon for receiving.</phrase>
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              <para>Receiving</para>
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                    <imagedata fileref="figures/gnome-netstatus-txrx.png" format="PNG"/>                    </imageobject>
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              <para>Transmitting and receiving</para>
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              <para>
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                    <imagedata fileref="figures/gnome-netstatus-disconn.png" format="PNG"/>                    </imageobject>
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                    <phrase>Shows icon for disconnected.</phrase>
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              <para>Disconnected</para>
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              <para>
                <inlinemediaobject>
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                    <imagedata fileref="figures/gnome-netstatus-error.png" format="PNG"/>                    </imageobject>
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                    <phrase>Shows icon for error.</phrase>
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              <para>Error</para>
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  <sect1 id="gnome-netstatus-props">
    <title>Properties</title>
    <para>To view the properties of a network connection, right-click on the applet, then choose <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>.</para>
    <para>The <guilabel>Connection Properties</guilabel> dialogue has two tabbed sections:</para>
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          <xref linkend="gnome-netstatus-props-supp"/>
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    <sect2 id="gnome-netstatus-props-gen">
      <title>General</title>
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          <term><guilabel>Connection</guilabel></term>
          <listitem>
            <itemizedlist>
              <listitem>
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Name</guilabel>
                </para>
                <para>Use this drop-down combination box to specify the name of the network connection to monitor.</para>
              </listitem>
              <listitem>
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Status</guilabel>
                </para>
                <para>Displays the current status of the monitored network connection.</para>
                <para>The applet icon in this tabbed section also indicates the current status of the monitored network connection.</para>
              </listitem>
            </itemizedlist>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term><guilabel>Activity</guilabel></term>
          <listitem>
            <itemizedlist>
              <listitem>
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Received</guilabel>
                </para>
                <para>Displays the amount of information received by the monitored network connection.</para>
              </listitem>
              <listitem>
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Sent</guilabel>
                </para>
                <para>Displays the amount of information sent by the monitored network connection.</para>
              </listitem>
            </itemizedlist>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>
      </variablelist>
    </sect2>

    <sect2 id="gnome-netstatus-props-supp">
      <title>Support</title>
      <variablelist>
        <varlistentry>
          <term><guilabel>Internet Protocol (IPv4)</guilabel></term>
          <listitem>
            <itemizedlist>
              <listitem>
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Address</guilabel>
                </para>
                <para>Displays the IP address of the monitored network connection.</para>
              </listitem>
              <listitem>
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Destination</guilabel>
                </para>
                <para>Displays the IP address of the modem at the ISP site. This property is displayed for dial-up connections only.</para>
              </listitem>
              <listitem>
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Broadcast</guilabel>
                </para>
                <para>Displays the broadcast address of the monitored network connection. This property is not displayed for local connections.</para>
              </listitem>
              <listitem>
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Subnet Mask</guilabel>
                </para>
                <para>Displays the subnet mask of the monitored network connection.</para>
              </listitem>
            </itemizedlist>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term><guilabel>Network Device</guilabel></term>
          <listitem>
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              <listitem>
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Type</guilabel>
                </para>
                <para>Displays the hardware type of the monitored network connection.</para>
              </listitem>
              <listitem>
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Address</guilabel>
                </para>
                <para>Displays the hardware address of the monitored network connection.</para>
              </listitem>
            </itemizedlist>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>
      </variablelist>
   </sect2>

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