Questions tagged [nmcli]
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Remove duplicate device from nmcli dev wifi list
Is there a way to remove the duplicate and empty SSIDs?
output of nmcli -f SSID dev wifi
SSID
--
V-ODT
--
V-ODT
--
V-ODT
--
RTU240-156B
fortinet
desired output
SSID
V-ODT
RTU240-156B
fortinet
output of nmcli dev wifi list --rescan yes
IN-USE …

01k02t
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How to bring up an interface using Ansible 'nmcli' module?
I can create an interface with something like:
- name: create dummy interface
community.general.nmcli:
type: dummy
conn_name: '{{ item.conn_name }}'
ifname: '{{ item.ifname }}'
ip6: '{{ item.ip6 }}'
state: present
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nbari
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How can I resolve this nmcli issue?
I created a vpn profile using nm-connection-editor then i use nmcli conn up id PJATK PJATK(is the name of the VPN connection). In return, I get
Error: Connection activation failed: Unknown reason
Hint: use 'journalctl -xe…
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nmcli auto connect not work with g_ether locdable module
I have a raspberry pi zero board and I want to share my ethernet through USB OTG.
I use the following command to create a shared ethernet:
nmcli connection add type ethernet ifname usb0 ipv4.method shared con-name local
I also use the following…

Mohsen Zahraee
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How could nmcli adding route table being so slow?
I`m using the command like the follows to add a route table, which contains 5000 lines, but it could take minutes to run!
nmcli connection modify enp1s0 +ipv4.routes "192.168.122.0/24 10.10.10.1"
On the contrary, the ip route add 192.168.122.0/24…

zohar
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Nmcli Vlan Tagging failes to be activated
I am new to using nmcli and have some questions. I have defined a static ipadress on a port on my server.
Then I created a vlan with tag to this connection. But when Im trying to bring this connection up its in orange..
nmcli con add type ethernet…

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NMCLI AP Mode config error | Connection activation failed: No suitable device found for this connection | Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Rev 1.2
I was trying to configure AP mode in Raspberrypi by using Network Manager. I'm using the below script. but it is throwing some errors.
Bash Script to set AP Mode
host="MyRPiAPMode"
sudo nmcli con add type wifi ifname wlan0 con-name $host autoconnect…

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Concatenate String from inside an Array to another String in Bash
I have different .ovpn files with vpn configurations. I wrote a script, that checks the load of available servers and trys to connect with the one with the least load.
My problem is that the string variables who describe the Connection…

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How to connect Compute Engine Instance to Private VPN
I'm trying to use nmcli to configure a VPN in a remote machine.
The issue is that networking interfaces are google managed.
I've created a VPN connection with
sudo nmcli connection add type vpn vpn-type openvpn ifname test-vpn vpn.data "ca =…
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Ansible task with_items returns only "msg": "'nmcli_ethernet' is undefined"
i´m new to ansible and try to automate server interface configuration.
Just something default like ip, gateway, dns and so on.
I´ve a task, called config_interfaces;
---
- name: nmcli add Ethernet
community.general.nmcli:
type: ethernet
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Ole Ortmann
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Keep trying to connect to a WiFi network in Python even if it is not available
I would like to write a script in which it keeps on trying to connect to a network, even if it is not available so as soon at it becomes available it will connect to it.
This is what I have now
def connect_to_yeelight(ssid,…

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Unable to delete network bridges on Fedora 33 & Docker
I am using Docker 20.10.7 on Fedora 33:
$ uname -r
5.12.8-200.fc33.x86_64
$ docker -v
Docker version 20.10.7, build f0df350
When trying to create a new docker network, I get the following error:
$ docker network create --subnet 172.18.128.0/17…

ptschack
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Query SIM PIN status with `nmcli`
I am working with nmcli to create a modem connection using a SIM.
I need to know: is there a command (possibily, a nmcli command) that queries the SIM and returns an answer that tells whether the PIN is enabled or not on that SIM?
Thanks in advance.

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Find out if wlan0 device is busy
I'm working on a Java project for the raspberry pi that requires some networking functionality. For this I use nmcli through a Process. However, I noticed that when trying to create a new connection (with a wrong password) sometimes the error…

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Access point with `nmcli`
I'm working on a Debian system:
# uname -a
Linux iot-gate-imx8 5.4.24-iot-gate-imx8-2.0 #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Sep 3 10:30:00 IDT 2020 aarch64 GNU/Linux
I have a MODEM connection (which is active and working):
# nmcli con
NAME UUID …

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