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<concept id="GUID-6765CE65-069B-5551-95BD-FAB777C3FA90" xml:lang="en"><title>Connecting

via ethernet overview</title><shortdesc>Decribes one method for connecting the emulator to the Internet. </shortdesc><prolog><metadata><keywords/></metadata></prolog><conbody>

<p>This guide describes how the emulator can share your PC's ethernet NIC

(Network Interface Card) with Windows, allowing the emulator to access to

the same ethernet network as your PC. If your PC uses the network to connect

to the Internet, then the emulator can connect to the Internet too. </p>

<p>This method provides a reliable, high-speed connection for the emulator.

It is normally the method recommended for Symbian platform are a couple of

situations where you might want to connect with a simulated dial-up connection

instead: </p>

<ul>

<li id="GUID-2A0FEE00-5CB1-5A5A-83DF-CF4D014045E9"><p>Ethernet is very fast

compared to other methods for connecting the emulator to networks. It does

not replicate the transmission speeds that you might expect with on a mobile

phone network. The simulated dial-up connection can replicate slower speeds. </p> </li>

<li id="GUID-65A6E5B9-5722-59C1-B2D6-A326A0CEEB3E"><p>Real devices are unlikely

to connect via ethernet. Typically, dial-up networking or GPRS are used instead.

Use the simulated dial-up connection to replicate dial-up. </p> </li>

</ul>

<section id="GUID-6A59F763-77FA-4120-9671-6765563D11AC"><title>Making the

connection</title> <p>Follow one of the techniques below. This installation

needs to be repeated for every version of the Symbian platform development

environment you are using. </p> <ul>

<li id="GUID-6FE1D1C7-D502-57F7-8BE1-D68D5A642949"><p> <xref href="GUID-3C6935E1-66C9-5115-901E-D3B1D0C2E783.dita">Quick

ethernet configuration</xref> </p> <p>This describes the quickest method for

setting up Symbian platform for ethernet. Use this if you are setting up the

emulator for the first time, or if you are not concerned about keeping your

current Communication Database configuration while you use ethernet. </p> <p>Although

this method replaces your current configuration, it will be backed up and

can be retrieved at a later date. </p> </li>

<li id="GUID-9B1EF3FD-D1BF-5340-8241-E2BB8938BA7A"><p> <xref href="GUID-88E89E94-7C9E-5583-827C-84FADD50F97E.dita">Modifying

your current configuration for ethernet</xref> </p> <p>Use this method to

set up ethernet if you have already edited your Communication Database and

wish to use it while using ethernet. </p> </li>

</ul> </section>

<section id="GUID-CB4A96F6-AC66-48A1-A70F-B6915E812109"><title>Using and testing

the connection</title> <p>Once configured, ethernet can be used in the same

manner as any other network media: Start the emulator then start the application

that requires network connectivity, such as an Internet browser. You may be

prompted to select an <i>Internet Access Point (IAP)</i>: select the one you

created. </p> <p>The <xref href="GUID-A5C95115-2083-589C-BC82-906AB0DE5A38.dita">Troubleshooting

guide</xref> may help if you cannot connect the emulator to the network. To

test your connection, see <xref href="GUID-E1EF7223-02EA-5875-84E6-6415E7081F6E.dita">CommsInfras

API Tests</xref>. </p> </section>

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