Can Linux network configuration suck less?

" summary

Describes problems with current Linux network configuration across kernel, admin and user layers and compares projects such as NetworkManager, netifd, netcfg, connman, wicd and wicked. Focuses on NetworkManager’s shift from a wireless configurator toward a full system-wide network management daemon, discusses why a daemon is desirable and which features and design decisions affect usability across desktops, laptops, servers and virtualization hosts.

AI-written summary · about

" related talks

• 24mModern network configuration on LinuxTill Maas · DevConf.CZ 2020
• 42mMastering Linux Networking: An Introduction to Linux Administration EssentialsGoutam Verma · Open Source Summit North America 2023: Open Source On-Ramp
• 01h 01mDeveloping a New WiFi Daemon for LinuxMarcel Holtmann · Embedded Linux Conference + OpenIoT Summit North America 2017
• 44mThe New Wi-Fi Experience for LinuxMarcel Holtmann · Open Source Summit Europe & ELC + OpenIoT Summit Europe 2018
• 25mLearning about slightly more advanced networking with linuxPaul C. Warren · linux.conf.au 2022
• 51mNew Wireless Daemon for LinuxMarcel Holtmann · Embedded Linux Conference + OpenIoT Summit Europe 2016
• 48mNetworkManager Community MeetupThomas Haller · DevConf.CZ 2021
• 24mDeclare your Linux Network state!Edward Haas, Till Maas · DevConf.CZ 2019