Network Configuration Tools

Different tools are available to configure the network. All of them typically perform the same functions. You can select any tool or a combination of tools to manage the network.

Web-Based Tools

Cockpit is a web-based configuration tool for managing network configuration, including network interfaces, bonds, bridges, virtual VLANs, and the firewall. See Oracle Linux: Using the Cockpit Web Console for detailed instructions about managing the network with Cockpit.

Graphical Tools

If you selected the default System With GUI installation profile or environment to install Oracle Linux, these tools are automatically included. For more information on installation profiles, see the Oracle Linux release's installation guide.

Tool Details

GNOME Settings

Tool	Details
GNOME Settings	The GNOME Settings application enables you to perform various system configurations, including networking. Access GNOME Settings in either of the following ways: Click the network icon at the upper right of the desktop and select Settings. On the desktop's menu bar, click Activities, select Show Applications, then select Settings. From the list on the left panel, select the type of configuration you want to do.
Network Connection Editor	The Network Connection Editor is a subset of the GNOME settings application which you can use to directly perform network configurations. To start the editor, run the `nm-connection-editor` command in a terminal window.

The GNOME Settings application enables you to perform various system configurations, including networking.

Access GNOME Settings in either of the following ways:

Click the network icon at the upper right of the desktop and select Settings.
On the desktop's menu bar, click Activities, select Show Applications, then select Settings.

From the list on the left panel, select the type of configuration you want to do.

Network Connection Editor

The Network Connection Editor is a subset of the GNOME settings application which you can use to directly perform network configurations.

To start the editor, run the nm-connection-editor command in a terminal window.

Command Line Tools

Use these NetworkManager command line tools if you didn't select the Server With GUI installation profile to install Oracle Linux.

Tool Details

Tool	Details
`nmcli`	`nmcli` is `NetworkManager`'s command line tool for managing network settings. Combine subcommands, options, and arguments, to complete network configurations in a single command syntax. To avoid entering long commands, you can also use `nmcli` in interactive mode. Other commands, such as `ip` and `ethtool`, complement `nmcli` for configuring and managing network settings.
`nmtui`	`nmtui` is `NetworkManager`'s text based user interface (TUI). Navigate through the interface by using keyboard keys instead of the mouse device. To start the TUI, run the `nmtui` command in a terminal window.

nmcli

nmcli is NetworkManager's command line tool for managing network settings.

Combine subcommands, options, and arguments, to complete network configurations in a single command syntax. To avoid entering long commands, you can also use nmcli in interactive mode.

Other commands, such as ip and ethtool, complement nmcli for configuring and managing network settings.

nmtui

nmtui is NetworkManager's text based user interface (TUI). Navigate through the interface by using keyboard keys instead of the mouse device.

To start the TUI, run the nmtui command in a terminal window.

For more information, see the nmcli(1), ip(8), and ethtool(8) manual pages.