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system: sl5.9 reason: build docs. text: terse information:: === /*begin network condition: network icon, in task bar, marked 'redx', {right} click icon; [ ] Enable network event: lightening struck utility mains = dead. local mains = dead system shutdown = hard crash response: moved system local mains > apc ups reboot. login = kde taskbar, network = 'redx' right click network icon, select; [X] Enable network network connection = dead open terminal; [geo@localhost Documents]$ su -c "ifconfig eth0 up" Password: [root@localhost Documents]# ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0F:xx:xx:xx:23 inet6 addr: fe80::20f:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:9 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:12 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:540 (540.0 b) TX bytes:936 (936.0 b) Interrupt:19 Memory:f0180000-f01a0000 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:24 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:24 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:1240 (1.2 KiB) TX bytes:1240 (1.2 KiB) [root@localhost Documents]# ; taskbar, network = 'redx' right click network icon, select; [X] Enable network network connection = dead log out desktop re login taskbar, network = 'redx' right click network icon, shows enabled; [X] Enable network network connection = dead reboot system login = kde taskbar, network = dual terminals right click network icon, shows enabled; [X] Enable network network connection = active /*nigeb === question: why is reboot required? tia. peace out. -- in a world with out fences, who needs gates. sl5.9 linux tc. hago. g .