I asked because I know very little about this topic. :-/ The attached file is what my own machine outputted when I ran the "nm-tool" command.
I now think that the "nmcli dev" command would be a better replacement: $ nmcli dev DEVICE TYPE STATE CONNECTION wlan0 wifi connected GuestWNET eth0 ethernet disconnected -- ttyUSB0 gsm unavailable -- lo loopback unmanaged -- It shows the state of each device. On 2016-05-14 23:21, Dave Harper wrote: > I should also point out that is a really low priority issue (IMHO) > - anyone following the documentation will quickly find (as I did) > that nm-tool is no longer available and the substitute is nmcli. Well, it's a docs bug, and now when you have pointed it out, we'd better change it somehow. > Since my problem has more to do with authentication rather than > actual connection I have not pursued the nmcli tool much further. I see. ** Attachment added: "nm-tool_example-output.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-docs/+bug/1581846/+attachment/4663379/+files/nm-tool_example-output.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1581846 Title: Outdated documentation To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-docs/+bug/1581846/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs