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ttoirrah

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Registered: 2015-01-29

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sudo ip link set enp0s8 down - doesn't have any effect [SOLVED]

ip link show dev enp0s8
2: enp0s8: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 00:1a:4d:84:91:b9 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

- all working well, but

sudo ip link set enp0s8 down

or

sudo ip link set dev enp0s8 down

- has no effect on the device - it stays UP.  This is contrary to the guidance in Network configuration, and elsewhere. So I have to resort to unplugging the Cat5 cable from the back of my box.  Any idea how to get this working normally?

Last edited by ttoirrah (2015-05-12 06:27:50)

ttoirrah

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Registered: 2015-01-29

Posts: 59

Re: sudo ip link set enp0s8 down - doesn't have any effect [SOLVED]

I discovered the obstacle (duh): I'd been using ifplugd to manage my Cat5 connection:

systemctl enable netctl-ifplugd@enp0s8.service

I can shut it down with:

systemctl stop netctl-ifplugd@enp0s8.service
<enter my user password in the pop-up Authentication window>

- then ip link set works as normal.

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Re: sudo ip link set enp0s8 down - doesn't have any effect [SOLVED]

Moving to Networking.

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