Is there a way to manually control an ethernet connection??

cousinlucky · 11-17-2016, 02:12 PM

The os is PCLinuxOS 2014 and the ethernet automatically connects at boot. Is there some place or configuration to set it up manually?? Thanks!!

hazel · 11-17-2016, 02:25 PM

There are the ifup and ifdown commands for starting and stopping a connection. Most distros that use sysvinit have those scripts. The ifconfig and ip programs can be used beforehand to assign an address and a route to an interface. But why would you want to do that when it's so much more convenient to have it start automatically?

cousinlucky · 11-17-2016, 02:48 PM

It is nice that the ethernet starts automatically but I need a way to disconnect it besides just pulling the plug out of the back of my computer! As a computer illiterate I need some help with this please!

szboardstretcher · 11-17-2016, 02:56 PM

What is the output of:

Code:

ip a

Remove your IP address if needed. Just need to see the name of your active interface.

Emerson · 11-17-2016, 03:08 PM

Code:

ip link set <I/F> down

It should bring it down, replace down with up to bring it up.

szboardstretcher · 11-17-2016, 03:14 PM

There is also:

Code:

ifup <interface name>
ifdown <internface name>

cousinlucky · 11-18-2016, 02:06 AM

Thanks everyone!! As usual I had to re-install my os and then " configure the ethernet in the control panel" before starting the firewall! Thanks Again!!