Description of problem: After using the GUI wizard for setting up xdsl connection, ppp0 can not be shutdown with "ifdown ppp0". Nor can ppp0 be brought up with "ifup ppp0" through "/etc/init.d/network restart". "/etc/init.d/network stop" "....start" reproduce error. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Current (Fedora Core 1) How reproducible: Anytime redhat-config-network is used to create xdsl connection. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Create connection using wizard for xdsl 2. Connection comes up through configuration wizard. 3. Shutdown connection via "/etc/init.d/network stop" or restart etc. 4. Watch ifdown/ifup tell you there is no ppp0 configuration. Actual results: ifdown and ifup (depending on if you are turning network off or on or restarting it) errors out with ppp0 not having a configuration. It then tells you how ifup/ifdown expects devices. Expected results: ppp0 should come up and go down cleanly. Additional info:
Here is some log information. Should have put this in originally, but I thought there was another step. Sorry never used bugzilla before. ^_^ Start Log--- Nov 11 00:16:10 ghostlike network: Bringing up loopback interface: succeeded Nov 11 00:16:12 ghostlike network: Bringing up interface eth0: succeeded Nov 11 00:16:15 ghostlike network: Bringing up interface eth1: succeeded Nov 11 00:16:15 ghostlike ifup: ./ifup: configuration for ppp0 not found. Nov 11 00:16:15 ghostlike ifup: Usage: ifup <device name> Nov 11 00:16:15 ghostlike network: Bringing up interface ppp0: failed Nov 11 17:39:28 ghostlike ifdown: usage: ifdown <device name> Nov 11 17:39:28 ghostlike network: Shutting down interface ppp0: failed Nov 11 17:39:28 ghostlike network: Shutting down interface eth0: succeeded Nov 11 17:39:28 ghostlike network: Shutting down interface eth1: succeeded Nov 11 17:39:28 ghostlike network: Shutting down loopback interface: succeeded -- End Log I made the problem go away by simply changing the name of what redhat-config-network made in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts from ifcfg-sbcglobal to ifcfg-ppp0. Apparently the configuration script names the ppp0 connection after your isp name. Is this actually a bug or just I should be naming my isp ppp0 as opposed to sbcglobal. Either way, this is a work around for users.
This is a duplicate of bug #109601, which is now resolved. Applying the patch there to the file /etc/init.d/network fixes the problem.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 109601 ***
Changed to 'CLOSED' state since 'RESOLVED' has been deprecated.