working offline

binboy35 · 10-19-2004, 03:58 PM

I like to work offline sometimes, doing shell scripting or editing, but Debian won't let me unplug my modem without giving me a hard time. It either won't boot up or if i'm at Bash, I lose my command prompt and it nags me about my NIC being disconnected. How do I disable this notification feature so I can work offline when I'd like or choose to?

Any assistance is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

darkleaf · 10-20-2004, 04:00 AM

Have you tried the command line already?

Code:

ifdown ****

*** is your interface for me it's for example wlan0. This brings the internet down.
If you want to internet again:

Code:

ifup ****

binboy35 · 10-20-2004, 10:34 AM

I will try it. Not sure if will work though, I'm not on a WAN. I'm on a LAN with DHCP and the protocols might be different. We'll see. Thanks for the reply.

binboy35 · 10-20-2004, 10:40 AM

oops....didn't work..sorry..onyl the following message,

ifdown: interface dbootstrap_settings not configured
ifdown: interface install-report.template not configured
ifdown: interface TUTORIAL not configured

Ignoring unknown interface: dbootstrap_settings=dbootstrap_settings
Ignoring unknown interface: install-report.template=install-report.template
Ignoring unknown interface: TUTORIAL=TUTORIAL

darkleaf · 10-20-2004, 11:08 AM

Did you use your internet interface? Cause there shouldn't be a difference if you're using it on wan or on cable and btw I use dhcp too

Don't know what the error message mean.

binboy35 · 10-20-2004, 12:55 PM

Yes I did. If I work offline in X, I don't get a problem, I can unplug my modem. It's only when I out of X that these things happen, and I often like to get out of the brain fry of gui. lol. I'm trying to master commands and the shell. The mouse, desktop and it's toys are a tempting distraction.