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11-17-2016, 01:12 PM
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Member
Registered: Nov 2005
Location: Staten Island N.Y.
Distribution: Antix 16 and PCLinuxOS Mate
Posts: 303
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Is there a way to manually control an ethernet connection??
The os is PCLinuxOS 2014 and the ethernet automatically connects at boot. Is there some place or configuration to set it up manually?? Thanks!!
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11-17-2016, 01:25 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Mar 2016
Location: Harrow, UK
Distribution: LFS, AntiX, Slackware
Posts: 8,423
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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?
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11-17-2016, 01:48 PM
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Member
Registered: Nov 2005
Location: Staten Island N.Y.
Distribution: Antix 16 and PCLinuxOS Mate
Posts: 303
Original Poster
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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!
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11-17-2016, 01:56 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Aug 2006
Location: Detroit, MI
Distribution: GNU/Linux systemd
Posts: 4,278
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What is the output of:
Remove your IP address if needed. Just need to see the name of your active interface.
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11-17-2016, 02:08 PM
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LQ Sage
Registered: Nov 2004
Location: Saint Amant, Acadiana
Distribution: Gentoo ~amd64
Posts: 7,675
Rep: 
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Code:
ip link set <I/F> down
It should bring it down, replace down with up to bring it up.
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11-17-2016, 02:14 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Aug 2006
Location: Detroit, MI
Distribution: GNU/Linux systemd
Posts: 4,278
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There is also:
Code:
ifup <interface name>
ifdown <internface name>
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1 members found this post helpful.
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11-18-2016, 01:06 AM
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Member
Registered: Nov 2005
Location: Staten Island N.Y.
Distribution: Antix 16 and PCLinuxOS Mate
Posts: 303
Original Poster
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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!!
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