nmcli connection

linux

Manage connections with NetworkManager.

Options (5)

boolean

List all NetworkManager connections (shows name, UUID, type, and device)

Example: nmcli {{[c|connection]}}

boolean

Activate a connection

Example: nmcli {{[c|connection]}} {{[u|up]}} {{uuid}}

boolean

Deactivate a connection

Example: nmcli {{[c|connection]}} {{[d|down]}} {{uuid}}

boolean

Create an auto-configured dual stack connection

Example:

nmcli {{[c|connection]}} {{[a|add]}} ifname {{interface_name}} type {{ethernet}} ipv4.method {{auto}} ipv6.method {{auto}}

boolean

Create a VPN connection using OpenVPN from an OVPN file

Example: nmcli {{[c|connection]}} {{[i|import]}} type {{openvpn}} file {{path/to/vpn_config.ovpn}}

List all NetworkManager connections (shows name, UUID, type, and device)

nmcli [c|connection]

Activate a connection

nmcli [c|connection] [u|up] uuid

Deactivate a connection

nmcli [c|connection] [d|down] uuid

Create an auto-configured dual stack connection

nmcli [c|connection] [a|add] ifname interface_name type ethernet ipv4.method auto ipv6.method auto

Create a static IPv6-only connection

nmcli [c|connection] [a|add] ifname interface_name type ethernet ip6 2001:db8::2/64 gw6 2001:db8::1 ipv6.dns 2001:db8::1 ipv4.method ignore

Create a static IPv4-only connection

nmcli [c|connection] [a|add] ifname interface_name type ethernet ip4 10.0.0.7/8 gw4 10.0.0.1 ipv4.dns 10.0.0.1 ipv6.method ignore

Create a VPN connection using OpenVPN from an OVPN file

nmcli [c|connection] [i|import] type openvpn file path/to/vpn_config.ovpn