[Gllug] Can't connect to the Internet.
Dan Kolb
dankolb at ox.compsoc.net
Mon Nov 11 00:06:40 UTC 2002
Dermot Moynihan wrote:
> Anybody know if there's a way to find out if I'm on the Internet without
> actually clicking on a link. I often have to pick up the phone to listen to
> see if I can hear a screeching modem :)
> Would be real sweet to have a little flashing icon of some sort.
> Anthing like that around for wvdial?
Well, you could bring up a console and type 'ifconfig ppp0'. If there's
a couple of IP addresses listed in the output, then you're connected. If
not, then you're disconnected (or in the process of
connecting/disconnecting).
Dan
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