Modem lights--success
John Cox
pk at highstream.net
Wed Dec 17 21:01:10 UTC 2003
On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 14:15:45 -0500
John Cox <pk at highstream.net> wrote:
>> I can't get modem lights to disconnect or connect ppp0. I have to use
>> network device control. This is a new install of fedora and the commands
>> in modem lights say sbin/ifup ppp0 to connect and sbin/ifdown ppp0 to
>> disconnect.
>
>
When you set up your modem, did you give your ISP a name? If so, change
the commands in modem lights accordingly. For example, if you called your
ISP "highstream" when you set up the modem, change
/sbin/ifup ppp0
to
/sbin/ifup highstream
For example, I called my ISP "Mindspring", so the commands I use in
that modem lights applet are
/sbin/ifup Mindspring
/sbin/ifdown Mindspring
If you don't remember what you called your ISP, open up a shell window and
type:
ls /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg*
You should see something like this:
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-lo
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-Mindspring
Pick the thing after the last dash that isn't eth0 or lo
That was simple. I had seen that answer somewhere else too but it had
said "account name" and I thought that was my fedora user name. Being a
newbie is a humbling experience. Thank you.
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