> Can anyone give me any clues as to why I need to run "ifconfig xxx down" > in order to use pon and modem? I haven't had a network until recently > but now that I do it would be nice to not need to turn the network off > in order to use my dialup connection.
Well, if you told us what sort of modem (analogue, DSL?) and what it is that makes you think you *need* to run the ifconfig down command it would be helful. What are the error messages you get when you try it without doing ifconfig down? Come on, help us to help you! Alexis -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]