xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"

      type="topic" style="task"

      id="net-wired-connect">

  <info>

    <link type="guide" xref="net-wired" group="#first"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.4" date="2012-02-20" status="final"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.18" date="2015-09-28" status="final"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.28" date="2018-03-28" status="review"/>

    <credit type="author">

      <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>

      <email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email>

    </credit>

    <credit type="editor">

      <name>Michael Hill</name>

      <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>

      <years>2015</years>

    </credit>

    <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>

    <desc>To set up most wired network connections, all you need to do is plug

    in a network cable.</desc>

  </info>

  <title>Connect to a wired (Ethernet) network</title>

       in real life. -->

  
To set up most wired network connections, all you need to do is plug in a

  network cable. The wired network icon

  (

  src="figures/network-wired-symbolic.svg">

  its:translate="yes">settings</media>)

  is displayed on the top bar with three dots while the connection is being

  established. The dots disappear when you are connected.

  
If this does not happen, you should first of all make sure that your

  network cable is plugged in. One end of the cable should be plugged into the

  rectangular Ethernet (network) port on your computer, and the other end

  should be plugged into a switch, router, network wall socket or similar

  (depending on the network setup you have). Sometimes, a light beside the

  Ethernet port will indicate that it is plugged in and active.

  <note>

    
You cannot plug one computer directly into another one with a network

    cable (at least, not without some extra setting-up). To connect two

    computers, you should plug them both into a network hub, router or

    switch.

  </note>

  
If you are still not connected, your network may not support automatic

  setup (DHCP). In this case you will have to <link xref="net-manual">configure

  it manually</link>.

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