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Network-Manager

NetworkManager is a program for providing detection and configuration for systems to automatically connect to network. NetworkManager's functionality can be useful for both wireless and wired networks. For wireless networks, NetworkManager prefers known wireless networks and has the ability to be able to switch to the most reliable network. NetworkManager-aware applications can switch from online and offline mode. NetworkManager also prefers wired connections over wireless ones, has support for modem connections and certain types of VPN. NetworkManager was originally developed by RedHat and now is hosted by the GNOME project.

Base Install

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# pacman-g2 -S networkmanager


Graphical Front-ends

GNOME

GNOME's applet:

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# pacman-g2 -S nm-applet


KDE

plasma widget:

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# pacman-g2 -S kdeplasma-applet-networkmanagement


There is also a full front-end:

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# pacman-g2 -S knetworkmanager


Other Desktops and Window Managers

There is a cli version

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# pacman-g2 -S cnetworkmanager


Deamon

Start it with

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# service networkmanager start


You can add it for every boot

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# service networkmanager add


Plugins

Open Cisco Anyconnect VPN

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# pacman-g2 -S nm-openconnect


OpenVPN

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# pacman-g2 -S nm-openvpn


PPTP

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# pacman-g2 -S nm-pptp


VPNC

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# pacman-g2 -S nm-vpnc
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