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How do I view the connection details?

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On Windows 10, I could view "Network Connection Details" as shown in the screenshot below.
How can I do the same on Linux? One day, if I run into a connection problem and turn to my ISP for help, I will have to provide such details.

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I have Windows, UnionTech OS, and Linux Mint on the same HDD.
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Re: How do I view the connection details?

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Try

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ifconfig
or

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iwconfig
inside the terminal window.
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Re: How do I view the connection details?

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If you're runnint network-manager (you probably are),

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nmcli
and it has lots of options.
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Re: How do I view the connection details?

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Or install EtherApe (mint software manager does it) as well and run it as root (sudo etherape) and feel free as a wonderful vitreous man in the universe of the internet. :D
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Re: How do I view the connection details?

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My modem has remained connected since 19:31. Why did it say "Serial link appears to be disconnected" and "Connection terminated" at 19:33 and 19:34 respectively? Similar things happen from time to time.
It is 19:45 at this moment.

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matthew@matthew-pc:~$ plog
Mar 23 19:32:13 matthew-pc pppd[6223]: Plugin rp-pppoe.so loaded.
Mar 23 19:32:13 matthew-pc pppd[6224]: pppd 2.4.7 started by matthew, uid 1000
matthew@matthew-pc:~$ plog
Mar 23 19:32:21 matthew-pc pppd[6224]: Remote message: Welcome to use Quidway ROUTER, Huawei Tech.^M^J
Mar 23 19:32:21 matthew-pc pppd[6224]: PAP authentication succeeded
Mar 23 19:32:21 matthew-pc pppd[6224]: peer from calling number 00:E0:FC:10:26:DB authorized
Mar 23 19:32:21 matthew-pc pppd[6224]: replacing old default route to ppp0 [0.0.0.0]
Mar 23 19:32:21 matthew-pc pppd[6224]: local  IP address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Mar 23 19:32:21 matthew-pc pppd[6224]: remote IP address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Mar 23 19:32:21 matthew-pc pppd[6224]: primary   DNS address 210.0.255.144
Mar 23 19:32:21 matthew-pc pppd[6224]: secondary DNS address 210.0.128.241
matthew@matthew-pc:~$ plog
Mar 23 19:33:56 matthew-pc pppd[1764]: No response to 4 echo-requests
Mar 23 19:33:56 matthew-pc pppd[1764]: Serial link appears to be disconnected.
Mar 23 19:33:56 matthew-pc pppd[1764]: Connect time 188.5 minutes.
Mar 23 19:33:56 matthew-pc pppd[1764]: Sent 1000954 bytes, received 20899722 bytes.
Mar 23 19:34:02 matthew-pc pppd[1764]: Connection terminated.
Mar 23 19:34:02 matthew-pc pppd[1764]: Sent PADT
Mar 23 19:34:02 matthew-pc pppd[1764]: Modem hangup
matthew@matthew-pc:~$ plog
Mar 23 19:34:35 matthew-pc pppd[1764]: Remote message: Welcome to use Quidway ROUTER, Huawei Tech.^M^J
Mar 23 19:34:35 matthew-pc pppd[1764]: PAP authentication succeeded
Mar 23 19:34:35 matthew-pc pppd[1764]: peer from calling number 00:E0:FC:10:28:70 authorized
Mar 23 19:34:35 matthew-pc pppd[1764]: replacing old default route to ppp1 [0.0.0.0]
Mar 23 19:34:35 matthew-pc pppd[1764]: local  IP address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Mar 23 19:34:35 matthew-pc pppd[1764]: remote IP address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Mar 23 19:34:35 matthew-pc pppd[1764]: primary   DNS address 210.0.128.241
Mar 23 19:34:35 matthew-pc pppd[1764]: secondary DNS address 210.0.255.144
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Re: How do I view the connection details?

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I can access the Internet because I am on this forum. However, plog says "Unable to complete PPPoE Discovery". What does it mean?

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matthew@pc:~$ pon dsl-provider
Plugin rp-pppoe.so loaded.
matthew@pc:~$ plog
May 22 19:56:16 pc pppd[5573]: Plugin rp-pppoe.so loaded.
May 22 19:56:16 pc pppd[5574]: pppd 2.4.7 started by matthew, uid 1000
May 22 19:56:18 pc pppd[5473]: Timeout waiting for PADO packets
May 22 19:56:18 pc pppd[5473]: Unable to complete PPPoE Discovery
matthew@pc:~$ ifconfig
enp2s0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
        inet6 fe80::e2d5:5eff:fecc:65a3  prefixlen 64  scopeid 0x20<link>
        ether e0:d5:5e:cc:65:a3  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)
        RX packets 45640  bytes 46763926 (46.7 MB)
        RX errors 0  dropped 56  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 32695  bytes 3453861 (3.4 MB)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0

lo: flags=73<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING>  mtu 65536
        inet 127.0.0.1  netmask 255.0.0.0
        inet6 ::1  prefixlen 128  scopeid 0x10<host>
        loop  txqueuelen 1000  (Local Loopback)
        RX packets 1216  bytes 90290 (90.2 KB)
        RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 1216  bytes 90290 (90.2 KB)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0

ppp1: flags=4305<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,NOARP,MULTICAST>  mtu 1492
        inet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx  netmask 255.255.255.255  destination xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
        ppp  txqueuelen 3  (Point-to-Point Protocol)
        RX packets 96  bytes 9780 (9.7 KB)
        RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 103  bytes 14217 (14.2 KB)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0

ppp2: flags=4305<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,NOARP,MULTICAST>  mtu 1492
        inet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx  netmask 255.255.255.255  destination xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
        ppp  txqueuelen 3  (Point-to-Point Protocol)
        RX packets 466  bytes 77508 (77.5 KB)
        RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 272  bytes 47153 (47.1 KB)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0

ppp3: flags=4305<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,NOARP,MULTICAST>  mtu 1492
        inet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx  netmask 255.255.255.255  destination xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
        ppp  txqueuelen 3  (Point-to-Point Protocol)
        RX packets 162  bytes 62053 (62.0 KB)
        RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 286  bytes 26269 (26.2 KB)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0

ppp4: flags=4305<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,NOARP,MULTICAST>  mtu 1492
        inet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx  netmask 255.255.255.255  destination xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
        ppp  txqueuelen 3  (Point-to-Point Protocol)
        RX packets 41794  bytes 44414257 (44.4 MB)
        RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 27988  bytes 2293567 (2.2 MB)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0

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matthew@pc:~$ plog
May 22 21:34:35 pc pppd[3064]: LCP terminated by peer
May 22 21:34:35 pc pppd[3064]: Connect time 119.4 minutes.
May 22 21:34:35 pc pppd[3064]: Sent 53363 bytes, received 23434 bytes.
May 22 21:34:35 pc pppd[3064]: Modem hangup
May 22 21:34:35 pc pppd[3064]: Connection terminated.
May 22 21:34:35 pc pppd[3064]: Sent PADT
May 22 21:34:41 pc pppd[10676]: Timeout waiting for PADO packets
May 22 21:34:42 pc pppd[10676]: Unable to complete PPPoE Discovery

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matthew@pc:~$ plog
May 22 21:39:45 pc pppd[3249]: Unable to complete PPPoE Discovery
May 22 21:40:50 pc pppd[3249]: Timeout waiting for PADO packets
May 22 21:40:50 pc pppd[3249]: Unable to complete PPPoE Discovery
May 22 21:41:56 pc pppd[3249]: Timeout waiting for PADO packets
May 22 21:41:56 pc pppd[3249]: Unable to complete PPPoE Discovery
May 22 21:43:01 pc pppd[3249]: Timeout waiting for PADO packets
May 22 21:43:01 pc pppd[3249]: Unable to complete PPPoE Discovery
I can still access the Internet.
I have Windows, UnionTech OS, and Linux Mint on the same HDD.
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