On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 14:15:45 -0500 John Cox <pk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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.
