Questions tagged [networkmanager]

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Detect if current connection is metered with NetworkManager

How can I detect whether the current connection is marked as metered on a system with NetworkManager? This is from a shell script, but I can easily call any C functions via Python.
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Is it possible to use the nmcli in WSL and create a wifi hotspot?

I am trying to setup a wifihotpot on my laptop in ubuntu 18 running as a Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). (Terminal only) Following basic tutorials I wanted to run the following command: ~$ nmcli device wifi hotspot con-name my-hotspot ssid…
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nmcli in a docker container

i currently looking for running nmcli in a docker container nmcli work great on my host but if i'm starting a privileged container nmcli does not work. to start my container sudo docker run --privileged --net host -it image_with_network-manager…
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ContentResolver requestSync not triggering SyncAdapter onPerformSync when wifi not available but cellular data is on samsung device

The problem is as follows. I have a working SyncAdapter and ContentResolver setup. The problem that SyncAdapters onPerformSync is not triggered happens when I have wifi turned on but the wifi does not have an internet connection (it is connected to…
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Docker Linux Mint NetworkManager failed to find device with udev

Using: Linux 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jan 9 22:00:44 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux I've been noticing my system hesitating while working, and finally tracked it down to something wonky going on with Docker veth…
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Ansible nmcli module - requirement issue

I am trying to use the Ansible nmcli module on a Debian 9 target. I am getting the following error: This module requires NetworkManager glib API The Ansible documentation says that I need NetworkManager-glib. On Centos and RHEL this package is…
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USB Modem with modemmanager and networkmanager on embedded linux (yocto dunfell)

I am trying to get a USB Modem working on my embedded system which uses Linux from Yocto Dunfell with ModemManager and NetworkManager. As you can see below, I am able to connect the modem on the network but I can't create the connection and bring up…
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OpenVPN "use this connection only for resources on its network" not allowing access to VPN hosted site (Ubuntu 20.04)

I am connected to a VPN using OpenVPN. Everything was working fine but the network administrator informed me I had unusually high traffic. I inspected my VPN settings and realised I had forgotten to check "Use this connection only for resources on…
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proxy server configuration using NetworkManager nmcli

I need to set proxy server URL on my machine with NetworkManager commands only. I can't install other tools. The device runs MbedLinux (linux embedded distro). Q: How do I configure the proxy server using NetworkManager nmcli commands? I found these…
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How can i3 config execute sudo commands

To be able to connect to wifi, I use nm-applet. When i run nm-applet it puts an icon in the i3 bar where I can select the network to which I want to connect... But there are no wifi networks... To solve this I use sudo systemctl restart…
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Qt DBUS NetworkManager get Address from IP4Config interface

I have been using QtDBus and NetworkManager for a while but have run into a problem. I need to access the Wi-Fi devices IP address and the way to obtain it is to get the Wi-Fi device object, get its IP4Config property (a QDbusObjectPath object) and…
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Connman does not seem to start a DHCP server

I am creating a USB gadget with Yocto, which loads the gadget kernel modules and is recognized by my host as a network interface (usb0). On the gadget, I have connman installed and running. I am using the default configuration (no…
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nameservers update differently with openconnect and openconnect-gnome in ubuntu 18.04

This seems to be a new issue with network-manager-openconect-gnome in Ubuntu 18.04+ I install sudo apt install network-manager-openconnect-gnome to get gnome integration with opeconnect and Cisco AnyConnect Compatible VPN (openconnect) As an aside…
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Using Network Manager (nmcli) to configure DHCP, with a fallback static IP address in case DHCP fails

I am working with an embedded linux device, which we typically connect to by static IP address during development. However, on-site we have a requirement to connect using DHCP and so, I would like to setup a primary DHCP connection, with a fallback…
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How do I listen for a DBus signal in a GTK (python 3, Gio) app?

I'm trying to make my GTK app responsive to network connection state changes. My approach is what I said in the question: Listen on a (NetworkManager) DBus signal. I have a python3 GTK app (a very minimal one, I should add), using python-gi. As…
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