[TriLUG] ifconfig?

[john broome]

On Sat, 2002-02-23 at 12:11, Fred Stutzman wrote:
> If you are seeting eth0 down, you might simply want to execute 'ifup
> eth0', this should bring the adapter back online.  The bigger issues seems
> to be why is your adapter disappearing after standby.  Is the standby bios
> level or is it you executing apm -s.  


ifup and ifdown did the trick, thanks Fred and That one Guy.  It's BIOS
level.  A dell Inspiron 3200.  I close the lid and the little button
sends it into nap time.

> Instead of messing with bios level standby on laptop, I usually disable
> that and run apm -s.  Yeah, not as convenient as just closing the thing,
> but at least with apm you know what you're getting.  Good luck!

I'll check and see if I can disable it in BIOS next time I restart.  I
would rather have control over when it goes to sleep.  if I do apm -s,
will it come back when I touch a key?