If you have multiple machines on your network. This is the most important step, and probably the one most likely to cause confusion. You must identify your Ethernet interface, to allow your machine to talk to it. This will usually be ftp , telnet , shell , and login . You will now need to set-up IPNetRouter.
Full instructions are right over here , however.
Your machine is ready for full action. These are the first things I would recommend installing on your new system. To get them over there, use an FTP client and your user-name and password. Alternatively, FTP them direct to your machine using the ftp command. Both nano and screen should be considered essential.