The features of NetworkManager are described on its homepage. Starting with Debian 11 (bullseye), use: sudo service NetworkManager restart

They can be edited (as root) using a text editor or the nm-connection-editor (enclosed in network-manager-gnome).įor changes in configuration to become effective, you may have to restart the NetworkManager daemon: For options in these files refer to the manpage on nm-settings: man nm-settings or online. Those are stored at /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/. NetworkManager keeps connection information on known individual networks in configuration files called profiles.

NetworkManager will only handle interfaces not declared in /etc/network/interfaces (see README file). NetworkManager is composed of two layers:Ī daemon running as root: network-manager.Ī front-end: nmcli and nmtui (enclosed in package network-manager), nm-tray, network-manager-gnome (nm-applet), plasma-nm.Īdditionally, there are various plugins available that enable NetworkManager to handle other, special connections like different types of VPN connections. It still may be used.Īnother way to configure: leverage on Systemd Details are described in NetworkConfiguration. workstation), the regular way to configure the network was using interfaces configuration file at /etc/network/interfaces. If you have special needs, the upstream's developers would like to hear about them, but understand that NetworkManager is not intended to serve the needs of all users.įor basic or simple configurations (e.g. Whilst it was originally targeted at desktops, it has more recently been chosen as the default network management software for some non-Debian server-oriented Linux distributions.

In effect, the goal of NetworkManager is to make networking Just Work. If using DHCP, NetworkManager is intended to replace default routes, obtain IP addresses from a DHCP server and change nameservers whenever it sees fit. The point of NetworkManager is to make networking configuration and setup as painless and automatic as possible. NetworkManager attempts to keep an active network connection available at all times.

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