NetworkManager(1)

NetworkManager1

Network management daemon

Usage

NetworkManager [--no-daemon] [--enable-test-devices]

Overview

The NetworkManager daemon attempts to keep an active network connection available at all times. The point of NetworkManager is to make networking configuration and setup as painless and automatic as possible. If using DHCP, NetworkManager is intended to replace default routes, obtain IP addresses from a DHCP server, and change nameservers whenever it sees fit, with the aim of making networking Just Work.

Options

The following options are supported:

--no-daemon

Do not daemonize. This is useful for debugging.

--enable-test-devices

Enable support for virtual test devices. These are useful for debugging.

From network-manager 0.6.4-6+etch1 in Debian 4.0 (Etch). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.