Re: howto monitoring interface?
To both questions, any user can use the /sbin/ifconfig command to see what interfaces are up and what IP addresses are assigned to them.
Matthieu Paindavoine wrote:
> Hello,
>
> just a quickie...
>
> How can user lambda on my box tell if
> - eth0 is up
> - ppp0 is up
>
> I think ppp puts something in /var/lock, but is there an equivalent for
> ethernet interface?
>
> As a side question, someone told me that you don't have to be root to
> tell what IP I have (Note that I used DHCP to get it, and it changes
> everyday). Can anyone confirm?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matthieu
>
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