-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ifconfig -a will show you all your NIC settings...but most likely you no longer have a default route...netstat -rn will show you what you have in your routing tables and route add default <insert ip address here> will add the default route. This should work for you unless your using dhcp. > ok - newbie admin question... > > I want to test out a cool command line command... > ifconfig eth0 down > > wow! I can't connect to the internet...cool. > ok... > > ifconfig eth0 up > > no joy... > > Q: what command can I use to determine why I no longer have an internet > conection? netstat and ifconfig just give me a lovely bunch of summary > info. What do I need to look at/do to: > 1. verify that I am down > 2. get the internet active again. > (NO GUI PROGRAMS - command line answers only please! - although that's > appearantly the only way to manage disk volumes & volume groups (whoah - > later discussion!) ) > > -- > ======================================================================== > Robert Achmann > Thought provoking, and very cool, philosophical statement. - -- Aaron M. Hirsch Systems Administrator - RHCE Cellnet - AtosOrigin 11146 Thompson Ave. Lenexa, KS 66219 Work:(913) 312-4717 Fax:(913) 312-4701 Mobile:(913) 284-9094 http://www.atosorigin.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iQCVAwUBQKKtxzt2cqYtCmgKAQKYEwQAtK27kGz1Fzb6qlJrcq/aa0qLwD1eGFRK Ld2C0o3yq74+fr7z8SUZn0WgvQ6mL0fsg+4KDzRERVedLhFk/sSKDQkb8oQ6p0We PBMKKVyy/Q/QiXD4Az5v2/ga2iZ6kofzNqUcpG3ODsTCwVd1VVcTL/ljj9w+pN4b UOh73jJi/88= =j2Cl -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
