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netctl is a CLI-based tool used to configure and manage network connections via profiles.

netctl is a CLI-based tool used to configure and manage network connections via profiles. It is a native Arch Linux project that replaces the old netcfg utility. For more information see archlinux's wiki page about it.

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What does systemctl enable netctl.service do

I have a small arm server that runs Arch. I wanted to use only dhcpcd for my ethernet connection so I disabled netctl.service and netctl-ifplugd.service. Turns out that didn't work and I have no means of connecting to the machine anymore. The server…
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How to debug DHCP timeout on WiFi connect?

I've recently moved to a place with public WiFi (so I don't have access to the router or their DHCP config), and am running into issues connecting with my Arch laptop. I've tried using both NetworkManager and netctl to connect, but both fail at…
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Why is my DAD slow?

The last few boots of my Arch Linux, I noticed I had no network access. I'm using a netctl profile to give my adapter a static IPv4 address, which by itself works fine. So I had a look at the logs, and the error was: Duplicate Address Detection is…
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Arch Linux run script a minute after boot

I have set up a bridge between eth0 and wlan0 with netctl. It works fine if I tell it to configure eth0 and wlan0 at startup and then for me to manually start the bridge after it boots. If I tell the bridge to start automatically as well though for…
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DHCP IP lease attempt failed over Ethernet and DHCP with netctl

My DHCP Ethernet works fine in Windows, but not in Arch Linux with netctl and dhcpcd.  What am I doing wrong? Output of ip link 1: lo: mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default link/loopback…
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Netctl causes getty to clear the screen and re-display the issue message

I have systemd configured to not clear the terminal before calling getty, and also getty itself is run with the --noclear option, so that my boot messages are left displayed when the login prompt from getty appears at the bottom of the screen. Well,…
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netctl not auto-connecting consistently

I am trying to setup my wifi network in Arch Linux ARM to auto-connect at home and office. But it is not always connecting automatically as intended. netctl list * wlan0-Spaceship wlan0-Cremehead I am not quite sure how to debug this problem as…
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How to configure my laptop wireless adapter for DHCPv6

The network topology is as simple as it gets: After some correspondence my ISP flipped some switch to enable the router to get what the router calls a "Default IPv6 Gateway." My Ethernet-connected PC can now use IPv6 without issue: $ ping -q -c 1…
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No internet after sleep; "no ipv6 routers available"

I'm unable to connect to the internet after I resume from suspend to ram. The problem appeared after I fixed resuming from suspend to disk following this answer. I'm using netctl where the error is pretty much the same as if manually running…
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Wifi stops working after suspend or when reconnecting (doesn't happen every time, reboot fixes)

Might be duplicate of this. Every now and then my wifi stops working after I wake my laptop from suspend / hibernation or when reconnecting / changing between hotspots. I use normally networkmanager for managing my connections and sometimes when my…
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Can not start wifi with systemd

With command netctl start wlp3s0-tian got error. Apr 29 18:28:57 ArchPad systemd[1]: Starting Networking for netctl profile wlp3s0-tian... Apr 29 18:28:57 ArchPad network[1019]: Starting network profile 'wlp3s0-tian'... Apr 29 18:29:13 ArchPad…
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Interface on Linux for IP range to divide incoming traffic

In order to divide incoming traffic I use the "ip link" command: ip link add link eno1 name eno1.vlan10 type vlan id 10 I want to do the same for a network range, so that I have a named interface for customer network A, or customer network B. Is…
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arch linux wifi-menu: doesn't shows an error, but doesn't connect to the network

After installing arch, I wanted to set up wifi. I typed wifi-menu wlp3s0 and selected my network. After that wifi-menu exited with no error. I typed ping - c3 google.com to verify my internet connection. I got ping: google.com: Temporary failure in…
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Can't remove sys-subsystem-net-devices-wlp0s20u3.device from boot

I've recently installed Arch and had some issues with Wired/Wireless, eventually got this fixed, but have a rogue device trying to load on boot: A start job is running for sys-subsystem-net-devices-wlp0s20u3.device, counts up thru 90 secs, then…
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how to specify editor for `sudo netctl edit`?

~ $ echo $EDITOR /usr/bin/kak ~ $ sudo echo $EDITOR /usr/bin/kak ~ $ su Password: /home/myusername $ echo $EDITOR /usr/bin/kak /home/myusername $ cat ~/.profile # nvim editor config # export EDITOR='/usr/bin/nvim' # kakoune editor config export…
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