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Turn internet on and off on ubuntu.

INSTALL

sudo curl -o /usr/local/bin/internet-off \
  https://gist.githubusercontent.com/jfromaniello/9d2b0383feed978afdb4/raw/internet-off

sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/internet-off

USAGE

sudo internet-off

CREDITS

Credits to John1024 for his answer:

http://superuser.com/a/710961/125061

#!/bin/bash
GW=$(sudo /sbin/route -n | awk '{if ($1=="0.0.0.0") {print $2} ; q}')
/sbin/route del default gw "$GW"
echo "Use this to turn on internet:"
echo " sudo /sbin/route add default gw $GW"
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