rooker wrote:
>
> Please help with a perplexing problem...
>
> I used the RedHat Control Panel element netcfg to create my PPP connection
> to my isp....that is all fine and good... I can use usernetctl ifcfg-ppp0
> up to activate my PPP connection from a console prompt...
>
> However because I only have 1 phone line if I wish to disconnect and use
> the phone -- that is where the trouble hits...
>
> usernetctl ifcfg-ppp0 down -- does nothing to the PPP connection -- when
> it should disconnect it... If I manually kill the sh
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ppp0 script and then manually kill
> pppd daemon the connection drops as it should -- But the next time I go to
> connect using PPP -- none of the TCP apps will work -- unless I reboot the
> computer first and then bring up the TCP apps like netscape or telnet...
>
> Why is the system refusing to disconnect or reconnect properly??
>
> James
Why don't you try to use KDE's KPPP.. I use it from KDE and gnome/e.
Works fine.
Easy to configure and well, it just works.
Alan
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