Use /sbin/ifdown ppp0 after you kill these procs
and it will work ok
--- Herve OTT --- GBS System Administrator
--- rooker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a �crit:
> 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
>
>
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