hello John. my thanks for replying. On 02/16/2015 09:14 PM, John R Pierce wrote: > On 2/16/2015 6:56 PM, g wrote: >> 2 weeks ago, i had my internet service changed from copper DSL to >> fiber DSL. >> >> now, every time i reboot, internet connection is automatically >> connecting on boot. > > my DSL is delivered as an ethernet connection, there's nothing to > connect or disconnect, although I suppose I could use ifconfig eth0 up > and ifconfig eth0 down failed to mention the modem i have is a 2Wire 3800HGV-B. connections, top down are; Auxline - Lines 1&2 - Phone Line - Broadband - Local Ether Net 1, 2, 3, 4 - USB-PC - Coaxline - Power input is via Phone Line, Broadband, or Coaxline. rest are outputs. except for Power. ;-) instead of using 'ifconfig', i have a network icon in 'system tray'. see my reply to Frank Cox. -- peace out. in a world with out fences, who needs gates. CentOS GNU/Linux 6.6 tc,hago. g .