[NTLUG:Discuss] Modem Hangup Problems

[Dennis Myhand]

This is Dennis in Waco and I am still having problems with the modem not
hanging up when I disconnect from the dialup connection.  I am
connecting with kppp in Redhat 6.0.  I have tried the killall pppd
command.  It does not work.  I have tried /sbin/ifdown ppp0 command.  It
did work but does not now and asks for a device.  Should I try
/sbin/ifdown ppp0 /dev/modem?  There has to be an easier way to
disconnect than shutting down and rebooting each time I want off the
Internet.  Thanks again for all your assistance.