Author: Daniel Deimert
Email: d1dd@dtek.chalmers.se
Web Page: http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/~d1dd/
Date Submitted: Tue, Feb 24, 1998
Status: Updated Entry
Entry Updated: 3

Releases: 5.0
Platform: all
Category:  Networking
Category Listing:  How do I dial/disconnect a PPP connection with a text-mode command?

Issue

I have defined a ppp0 interface by using "netcfg" or editing /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ppp0 How do I dial and disconnect a PPP connection using a text-mode command?

Response

Using Red Hat 5.0 issuing

will dial resp. disconnect the ppp0 interface.

In order to allow regular non-root users to control the interface, the option "Allow any user to (de)activate interface" must be checked/enabled in the configuration.

References

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