According to Bryan Scaringe: While burning my CPU.
>
> I have heard many discussions about using a modem to
> connect to a network, and obviously, there are times
> when the machine is connected and disonnected.
>
> Is there anyway to do this with an ethernet connection?
> That is, is there a clean way to just connect to a
> network, and shut off the connection?
>
> the reason I am asking is that I will, god-willing,
> get a cable-modem next month, and the interface is
> ethernet. You don't have to dial-up, but it would be
> nice to know if I could have something like ppp-up
> and ppp-down.
I am also considering a cable connection, as i see it a simple 'ifconfig
down eth?' should be enough, as this will delete routing also via that
interface.
>
> Thanks,
> Bryan Scaringe
>
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Regards Richard.
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