[systemd-devel] Network Manager and systemd-networkd.service

[Thomas Bächler]

Am 16.04.2014 06:10, schrieb Andy Johnson:
> Hello, systemd-devel,
> 
> I saw this in the manpage of systemd-networkd.service (in the systemd git tree)
> 
> systemd-networkd.service, systemd-networkd — Network manager
> 
> My question is: is systemd-networkd.service a replacement for the
> Network Manager

No. networkd is aimed at configuration file based static network setups.
It is supposed to be suitable for early boot (initrd) and for automatic
network setup in containers and VMs. It is unlikely to ever include
support for wifi.

On a desktop or server with a single LAN connection, networkd may be a
good choice. On a laptop that dynamically switches between LAN, Wifi,
bluetooth-based tethering and networking via pidgeons, you want to use
something like NetworkManager.

See Tom Gundersen's G+ posts on the topic, he explains the goal and
design of networkd in great detail.


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