Nmcli

A command-line tool for controlling NetworkManager.

Run an `nmcli` subcommand:

      nmcli agent|connection|device|general|help|monitor|networking|radio command_options

  Display the current version of NetworkManager:

      nmcli --version

  Display help:

      nmcli --help

  Display help for a subcommand:

      nmcli subcommand --help

Using nmcli to configure static IP¶

• nmcli device : Get the listing of network interface (see sample output below).

DEVICE          TYPE      STATE         CONNECTION         
enp7s0f4u1c2    ethernet  connected     Wired connection 2 
wlp3s0          wifi      disconnected  --                 
p2p-dev-wlp3s0  wifi-p2p  disconnected  --                 
enp2s0f0        ethernet  unavailable   --                 
lo              loopback  unmanaged     --  

• nmcli connection modify bssid ipv4.addresses xx.xxx.x.xxx/xx
• nmcli connection modify bssid ipv4.gateway xx.xxx.x.x
• nmcli connection modify bssid ipv4.method manual
• nmcli connection modify bssid ipv4.dns x.x.x.x
• nmcli connection down bssid && nmcli connection up bssid
• ip address show bssid

Adding secondary static IP using nmcli¶

This is for the case if we have a secondary network in environment.

1. nmcli device status
2. nmcli connection show --active
3. nmcli connection modify bssid +ipv4.addresses xx.x.x.xxx/xx
4. nmcli connection reload
5. systemctl reload
6. ip a