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NetworkManager service: NetworkManager-Linux Networking made Easy

About NetworkManager: NetworkManager is developed as part of a freedesktoporg project, which is a free software project that provides a simple way for applications to communicate with each other, by connecting to the network of a management system and putting its status through D-BUS. A background service for reporting, and a client program that allows users to manage network connections

The advantages of NetworkManager: simplify the work of network connectivity, so that the desktop itself and other applications can be aware of the network.

NetworkManager's backend service: for GNOME and Xfce, that's the nm-applet tool, and for KDE users, it's KNetworkManager.

Early versions of NetworkManager (formerly known as NetworkMangler, or network meat grinder) were inconvenient to use, but now they have become a powerful tool that makes managing the network less painful.

Improvements and new features of the new version of NetworkManager (currently the latest version is NetworkManager 0.9.8.2):

The new version of NetworkManager supports more network devices related. ModemManager support for mobile broadband devices such as GSM, UMTS and CDMA cards has been added since 0.8.1. Using ModemManager also has new features, such as signal strength display and the ability to select 2G/3G mode. You can also turn off the roaming function to avoid additional connection charges

NetworkManager 0.8.1 also supports the use of Bluetooth, not only supports personal area network (PAN) Internet access, but also supports the old Bluetooth dial-up networking (DUN) protocol. All (or most) supported devices can be found on wiki

NetworkManager supports automatic configuration of IPv6 and static IP;NetworkManager new version will also bring DHCP support of IPv6

The new version of NetworkManager enhances the support of devices and protocols, and the latest version of NetworkManager has a new and beautiful client interface.

Command line interface: the biggest feature of the latest version of NetworkManager: command line tool commands, a command line interface for NetworkManager.

NetworkManager has its own CLI tool: nmcli. Using nmcli users can query the status of network connections, and can also be used to manage. Pros: primitive; syntax is relatively simple; using NetworkManager in CLI is easy to master.

Basic configuration options for nmcli:

Eg: enumerate the network interfaces in the system only by running: nmcli dev list

View the wireless network in the current area: nmcli devwifi

View connection status: nmcli nm

View connection status: nmcli constatus

Connect × ×: nmcli con up id YOUR_ × × _ ID

Disconnect × ×: nmcli con down id YOUR_ × × _ ID

According to the current development trend of Linux, NetworkManager is destined to be a powerful and convenient network management tool gradually rising in the Linux environment. When the latest version is released, it will support more configuration and better performance!

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