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networkctl — Query the status of network links. Manage the network configuration using `systemd-networkd`. More i

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Problem

How to use the networkctl command: Query the status of network links. Manage the network configuration using systemd-networkd. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/networkctl.html>.

Solution

networkctl — Query the status of network links. Manage the network configuration using systemd-networkd. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/networkctl.html>.

List existing links with their status:

networkctl

Show an overall network status:

networkctl status

Bring network devices up:

networkctl up {{interface1 interface2 ...}}

Bring network devices down:

networkctl down {{interface1 interface2 ...}}

Renew dynamic configurations (e.g. IP addresses received from a DHCP server):

networkctl renew {{interface1 interface2 ...}}

Reload configuration files (.netdev and .network):

networkctl reload

Reconfigure network interfaces (if you edited the config, you need to call networkctl reload first):

networkctl reconfigure {{interface1 interface2 ...}}

Code Snippets

List existing links with their status

networkctl

Show an overall network status

networkctl status

Bring network devices up

networkctl up {{interface1 interface2 ...}}

Bring network devices down

networkctl down {{interface1 interface2 ...}}

Renew dynamic configurations (e.g. IP addresses received from a DHCP server)

networkctl renew {{interface1 interface2 ...}}

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tldr-pages: linux/networkctl

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