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Old 02-01-2008
how can i check whether i am connected to thenetwork

On a Unix system terminal without GUI (graphical user interface) how can i check whether i am connected to a network.
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Old 02-01-2008
Try to ping your gateway. Grep for 'link' in the messages file (the location would depend on your OS). There are a few more ways...
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