mbim-network1
Simple network management of mbim devices
Usage
mbim-network [OPTIONS]
[DEVICE]
[COMMAND]
Overview
Simple network management of MBIM devices
Commands:
- start
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Start network connection
- stop
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Stop network connection
- status
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Query network connection status
Options
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--profile=[PATH] -
Use the profile in the specified path
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--help, -h -
Show help options
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--version -
Show version
Notes:
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1) [DEVICE] is given as the full path to the cdc-wdm character device, e.g.:
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/dev/cdc-wdm0
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2) The mbim-network script requires a profile to work. Unless explicitly specified with `--profile', the file is assumed to be available in the following path:
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/etc/mbim-network.conf
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3) The APN to use should be configured in the profile, in the following way (e.g. assuming APN is called 'internet'):
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APN=internet
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4) Optional APN user/password strings may be given in the following way:
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APN_USER=user APN_PASS=password
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5) If APN user/password is specified, the authentication protocol to use (one of PAP, CHAP or MSCHAPV2) must also be specified in the following way:
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APN_AUTH=protocol
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6) If you want to instruct the mbim-network script to use the mbim-proxy setup, you can do so by configuring the following line in the profile:
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PROXY=yes
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7) Once the mbim-network script reports a successful connection you still need to run a DHCP client on the associated WWAN network interface.
History
- Arch Linux 2026-11-01: the text shown here
- Debian 13 (Trixie)
- Debian 12 (Bookworm)
- Debian 11 (Bullseye)
- Debian 10 (Buster)
- Debian 9 (Stretch)
- Debian 8 (Jessie)
--profile since Debian 9 (Stretch);
-h since Debian 10 (Buster).