https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=MarkandAlpine Linux - User contributions [en]2026-05-02T00:52:28ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.40.0https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/w/index.php?title=NetworkManager&diff=16777NetworkManager2020-01-12T06:25:49Z<p>Markand: Explain how to use iwd with NetworkManager</p>
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<div>NetworkManager is a program that provides automatic detection and configuration for systems to connect to networks.<br />
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= Installation =<br />
NetworkManager is in the repositories and can be installed with the {{Pkg|networkmanager}} package. It comes with a command line interface and a curses-based interface, <code>nmcli</code> and <code>nmtui</code> respectively.<br />
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Additional interfaces:<br />
* {{Pkg|plasma-nm}} for Plasma integration and applet<br />
* {{Pkg|network-manager-applet}} for a GTK system tray applet<br />
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Start the daemon after installation:<br />
<pre>rc-service networkmanager start</pre><br />
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== Wireless networks ==<br />
NetworkManager supports wireless networks through {{Pkg|iwd}}. After installation, enable the server and restart NetworkManager:<br />
<pre><br />
rc-service iwd start<br />
rc-service networkmanager restart<br />
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To use {{Pkg|iwd}} though, you've have to edit NetworkManager's configuration because it still defaults to {{Pkg|wpa_supplicant}} instead. Add the following to {{Path|/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf}}:<br />
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<pre><br />
[device]<br />
wifi.backend=iwd<br />
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== VPN support ==<br />
Since version 1.16, NetworkManager has support for Wireguard[https://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/tree/NEWS?id=1.16.0].<br />
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Support for other VPN types is provided by plugins. They are provided in the following packages:<br />
* {{Pkg|networkmanager-openvpn}} for OpenVPN<br />
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[[Category:Networking]]</div>Markand