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NetworkManager supports wireless networks through {{Pkg|iwd}}. After installation, enable the server and restart NetworkManager: | NetworkManager supports wireless networks through {{Pkg|iwd}}, however, consider [https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/issues?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&search=iwd existing issues] before using it. After installation, enable the server and restart NetworkManager: | ||
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Revision as of 18:58, 9 June 2022
NetworkManager is a program that provides automatic detection and configuration for systems to connect to networks.
Installation
# apk add networkmanager
NetworkManager comes with a command line interface and a curses-based interface, nmcli
and nmtui
respectively or you can use a additional gui interface:
- plasma-nm for Plasma integration and applet
- network-manager-applet for a GTK system tray applet
After installation start NetworkManager:
# rc-service networkmanager start
Also your user needs to be in the plugdev
group:
# adduser <YourUsername> plugdev
Wireless networks
wpa_supplicant backend
Now open /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf
in a text editor and change it to something like this:
Contents of /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf
Now you need to stop conflicting services:
# rc-service networking stop
# rc-service wpa_supplicant stop
Now restart NetworkManager:
# rc-service networkmanager restart
Now connect to a network using one of the interfaces mentioned in Installation
If that connects and stays connected with no issues enable the networkmanager
service and disable the networking
and wpa_supplicant
boot services:
# rc-update add networkmanager
# rc-update del networking boot
# rc-update del wpa_supplicant boot
iwd backend
NetworkManager supports wireless networks through iwd, however, consider existing issues before using it. After installation, enable the server and restart NetworkManager:
rc-service iwd start rc-service networkmanager restart
To use iwd though, you've have to edit NetworkManager's configuration because it still defaults to wpa_supplicant instead. Add the following to /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf:
[device] wifi.backend=iwd
VPN support
Since version 1.16, NetworkManager has support for Wireguard[1].
Support for other VPN types is provided by plugins. They are provided in the following packages:
- networkmanager-openvpn for OpenVPN