app for connecting/disconnecting the internet

[navarre9]

hi there!

i'm new here (and fairly new to linux) so i don't know if this has been asked before but i plan to install linux, MEPIS in particular, but i need to find an app that manages the internet conection like i have in windows, one that switches it on and off at certain times, for example.

is there any such program for linux?

[Ziplock]

Hi navarre9, welcome to the forums!

Not sure if there is a specific app, but it should be reasonably easy to set up via a command in cron (the task scheduler)

Not sure what interface you want to shut down, but you could use something like the following:

 
0 10 * * * /usr/bin/ifup <interface name>
0 22 * * * /usr/bin/ifdown <interface name>

use 'crontab -e' to edit the scheduler, and the above will start the interface at 10am, and stop it at 10pm

I'll need more information to be more specific.

Maybe use the following command to find the interface name:

 
ifconfig

[navarre9]

thanks for the reply ziplock!

i'm not sure what you mean by "interface", are you referring to the program that i want to switch on/off?

in any case what i really want to (don't know if it's possible) is i use the peer-to-peer program DC++, and i want to start and end the program at specific times, namely from 2 am to 9 am.
would the code that you typed do that? because if i just have to do that that would be great!

i thought it would be easier just to find a way to switch the internet connection on and off so that's what i asked...

[Ziplock]

i'm not sure what you mean by "interface", are you referring to the program that i want to switch on/off?

Sorry, the logical 'things' in Linux that serve as the doors to the network are called 'network interfaces'. Generally 'eth0' or 'eth1' etc for normal networking. You can see this with the 'ifconfig' command previously posted.

in any case what i really want to (don't know if it's possible) is i use the peer-to-peer program DC++, and i want to start and end the program at specific times, namely from 2 am to 9 am.
would the code that you typed do that? because if i just have to do that that would be great!

You can still use cron do do what you want. I suggest looking at the man pages, or google 'cron' to find out how to set the schedule. To start the program you will need to so something like:

0 2 * * * /usr/bin/dc++

NOTE: You will need to replace /usr/bin/dc++ with the path the program.

[jayd512]

Welcome to LinuxForums!

While ziplock has provided excellent explanations, I saw a little confusion in your reply. So here ya go...

interface = Your NIC

cron = Your chronologically timed applications file, like turning off your NIC at 10 p.m.

Other than that, make sure to check out the man pages, as suggested.