Table of nm settings
1 nm settings compared to ifcfg settings
| nmcli con mod | ifcfg-* file | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| ipv4.method manual | BOOTPROTO=none | IPv4 address configured statically |
| ipv4.method auto | BOOTPROTO=dhcp | Will look for configuration |
| settings from a DHCPv4 server | ||
| ipv4.address | IPADDR=192.168.0.10 | Set static IPv4 address, |
| "192.168.0.10/24" | PREFIX=24 | network prefix |
| ipv4.gateway 192.168.0.1 | GATEWAY=192.168.0.1 | Set IPv4 Gateway |
| ipv4.dns 8.8.8.8 | DNS1=8.8.8.8 | Modify /etc/resolv.conf to |
| use this nameserver | ||
| ipv4.dns-search | DOMAIN=example.com | Modify /etc/resolv.conf to use this |
| example.com | domain in the search directive | |
| ipv4.ignore-auto-dns | PEERDNS=no | Ignore DNS Server information from |
| true | the DHCP Server | |
| connection.autoconnect | ONBOOT=yes | Automatically activate this |
| yes | connection on boot | |
| connection.id eth0 | NAME=eth0 | The name of this connection |
| connection.interface-name | DEVICE=eth0 | The connection is bound to the |
| eth0 | network interface with this name | |
| 802-3-ethernet.mac-address | HWADDR= | The connection is bound to network |
| 08:00:27:4b:7a:80 | 08:00:27:4b:7a:80 | interface with this MAC Address |
| ipv4.never-default no | DEFROUTE=yes | Never use provided interface's |
| gateway as default gateway |