Linux Networking

Non persistant tools

Current

• ip
• iw

Deprecated

• ifconfig
• iwconfig

Unsorted

• arp
• ifcfg
• ifup
• ifown

NetworkManager

• conf files
  • /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf
  • /etc/network/interfaces
• CLI
  • nmcli
• TUI
  • nmtui
• GUI
  • nm-connection-editor
  • control-network
  • network-admin
  • nm-applet

systemd-networkd

• conf files
  • /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts

netctl (being replaced by systemd-networkd)

• conf files
  • /etc/netctl/
• CLI
• TLI
  • wifi-menu (nice to use during first connection on arch)

Unsorted

• Netplan

• 802.1X

• /etc/hosts

• WPA Supplicant

  • wpa-cli
  • wpa_cli_selinux
  • wpa_gui

• DNS

  • /etc/resolv.conf
  • systemd-resolve

• DHCP

  • dpcpd

• Bounding / Link Aggregation

  • LACP

• Tunneling

  • L2
  • L3

• ARP