NetworkManager connection priority - manage network profile priority in Linux.
NetworkManager connection priority - manage network profile priority in Linux.
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Manage multiple NetworkManager connections autoconnect and start up priority in Linux.
Configure which NetworkManager connection should be active after system reboot or which connection should be activated when current active connection will be deactivated.
First of all you have to ensure that connection is set to connect automatically.
Every connection is set to connect automatically by default.
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You can double-check that connection is set to connect automatically with command:
nmcli c s (con_name) | grep autoconnect
If connection.autoconnect setting is set to "no" you can set it to "yes" with below command:
nmcli c mod (con_name) connection.autoconnect yes
To set autoconnect priority use command:
nmcli c mod (con_name) connection.autoconnect-priority (X)
where X represents priority number.
To review connection priority run command:
nmcli c s (con_name) | grep priority
Higher priority number means higher autoconnect priority so connection with highest priority number will be activated if connection.autoconnect is set to "yes" as well.
To list all NetworkManager connections configured on the server run:
nmcli c s
To list active NetworkManager connection run:
nmcli c s --active
NOTE: Only one NetworkManager connection can be active per one network interface. If you have multiple network interfaces more connections can be active but only one connection per one Network interface.
Review connection's IP addresses with nmcli connection show command:
nmcli c s con1 | grep -i address
nmcli c s con2 | grep -i address
nmcli c s con3 | grep -i address
Set autoconnect-priority for configured NetworkManager connections:
nmcli c mod con1 connection.autoconnect-priority 1
nmcli c mod con2 connection.autoconnect-priority 2
nmcli c mod con3 connection.autoconnect-priority 3
Review value of autoconnect-priority and also verify that autoconnect is set to "yes":
nmcli c s con1 | grep autoconnect
nmcli c s con2 | grep autoconnect
nmcli c s con3 | grep autoconnect
Reboot server:
shutdown -r now
After reboot - connection with highest priority will be active (con3 in our case).
nmcli c s --active
ip a
Deactivate NetworkManager connection with highest priority which is con3:
nmcli con down con3
NetworkManager connection with second highest priority will become active.
Review active NetworkManager connection:
nmcli c s --active
ip a
Deactivate NetworkManager connection with second highest priority which is con2:
nmcli con down con2
NetworkManager connection with lower priority will become active.
Review active NetworkManager connection:
nmcli c s --active
ip a
Add fourth NetworkManager connection:
nmcli con add con-name con4 type ethernet ifname eth0
This connection was set-up as "auto" - Automatic (Dynamic - DHCP) connection by default.
nmcli c s con4 | grep method
NetworkManager priority of newly added connection is automatically set to 0 by default and autoconnect is set to "yes" by default.
nmcli c s con4 | grep autoconnect
Activate new NetworkManager connection:
nmcli con up con4
Confirm that con4 NetworkManager connection is now active:
nmcli c s --active
ip a
Reboot server
shutdown -r now
Review active NetworkManager connection which is con3 because it has highest autoconnect-priority:
nmcli c s
nmcli c s --active
ip a
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