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diff --git a/man/nmcli-examples.xml b/man/nmcli-examples.xml index e777c326d1..53e003fb11 100644 --- a/man/nmcli-examples.xml +++ b/man/nmcli-examples.xml @@ -587,6 +587,28 @@ Connection 'ethernet-4' (de89cdeb-a3e1-4d53-8fa0-c22546c775f4) successfully </para> </example> + <example><title>Bluetooth connection profiles</title> + <para>NetworkManger supports both connecting to NAP and DUN devices as a client. It also + supports sharing the network via a NAP server. + </para> + <para>For NAP client connections, NetworkManager automatically creates a suitable in-memory profile + for paired devices if none is available. You may use that generated profile directly, but you may also modify + and persist it, which will prevent to automatically re-create it. You may also create a profile from scratch. + For example, the following uses DHCP and IPv6 autoconf for address configuration: + </para> +<screen><prompt>$ </prompt><userinput>nmcli connection add type bluetooth con-name "Profile for My Bluetooth Device (NAP)" autoconnect no bluetooth.type panu bluetooth.bdaddr "$BDADDR"</userinput></screen> + <para>For DUN connections, the user needs to configure modem settings and hence no profile + gets created automatically. The modem settings depend on your device and you either need + a "gsm" or a "csma" section. For example, + </para> +<screen><prompt>$ </prompt><userinput>nmcli connection add type bluetooth con-name "Profile for My Bluetooth Device (DUN)" autoconnect no bluetooth.type dun bluetooth.bdaddr "$BDADDR" gsm.apn apn.com</userinput></screen> + <para>Finally, you can create a bluetooth hotspot. BlueZ implements those as a bridge device, + so such profiles also have a bridge section. Also, you probably want to set IP methods as "shared", + so that clients get automatic IP addressing. Note that the "shared" IPv4 method requires dnsmasq to be available. + </para> +<screen><prompt>$ </prompt><userinput>nmcli connection add type bluetooth con-name "My Bluetooth Hotspot" autoconnect no ifname btnap0 bluetooth.type nap ipv4.method shared ipv6.method shared</userinput></screen> + </example> + </refsect1> <refsect1> |