On Tue, 2004-07-27 at 09:17, ec wrote:
> Being 'man page' stupid, how does one 'turn on' eth0
> from the command line? Do you have to be root?
>
> What is the syntax that does it? I know it is stupidly
> simple to do, but the wife turns on her computer after
> a storm passes before I get the modem hooked back up
> to the power and phone line. I just need the script to
> get her back up without rebooting her system.
>
> I have figured out how to kill mine, but so far
> haven't turned it back on except by reboot.
>
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ifconfig
will list all the active interfaces
ifdown eth0 will make eth0 inactive
ifup eth0 will make eth0 active (based upon it's settings)
Craig
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