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* To see the status of a connection:

	`# nmcli con status id 'Wired connection 1'`

* To bring down the interface and disconnect:

	`# nmcli con down id 'Wired connection 1'`
	`# nmcli dev disconnect iface eth0`

* to bring it back up:

	`# nmcli con up id 'Wired connection 1'``


* To get syntax reminders:

	`# nmcli help`
	`# nmcli con help`
	`# nmcli dev help`

* Import OpenVPN config from CLI

	`# sudo nmcli connection import type openvpn file OpenVPNFile-config.ovpn`

* To see a list of wireless APs

 	`# sudo nmcli device wifi rescan`
	`# sudo nmcli device wifi list`

* To conncect to wireless AP

	`# sudo nmcli device wifi connect {SSID-Name} password {password}`

* If Network manager is running but having problems connecting to wireless AP,
  stop the nm-watcher service.  This script is taken from the nm-examples man
  page and checks to make sure that the ethernet connection goes down when a
  wifi connection is sought.