OpenSUSE -HowTo Configure a network card

 in Suse/openSUSE 11.x for LAN and Internet Access
(AKA "traditional method with ifup" & includes configuration of WIFI Wireless Security).

This is a story told in screenshots, about configuring network interfaces in Yast. It's for fixed networks where a Network manager is not appropriate e.g. SOHO LAN. If you frequently switch between networks you should use a Network Manager rather than the GUI in Yast.
Here are some of the focus areas:

• • About IP Addresses
• • The openSUSE default setup (Dynamic IP from your DHCP server)
• • WIFI: joining your wireless network
• • Setting up Fixed IP addressing
• • Adding Name Servers and a Gateway to your IP configuration
• • Network interfaces and the openSUSE firewall