if you are connecting from the terminal pressing Ctrl+C after establishing a connection should break the connection...or disconnect. Ctrl + C normally breaks a process <div>On 12/28/06, Richard Larson <<a href="mailto:rlarson@skypoint.com">rlarson@skypoint.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">I'm new to ubuntu and I'm using wvdial to get online. How does one drop the carrier and disconnect from my isp using wvdial? The only methods I know of are to shut down the computer or reboot. There's gotta be an easier way. -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div> -- Irwin A.