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Description
This test case verifies the functionality of the nmcli command line tool provided by the nmcli rpm package.
Setup
Install the latest version of the nmcli rpm package on a system running Fedora using the default package installation settings.
How to test
Be as specific as required for the target audience.
- Open a terminal window.
- Type the following command: nmcli
- Verify that the output shows the available network connections and their status.
- Type the following command: nmcli device wifi list
- Verify that the output shows a list of available wireless networks.
- Type the following command: nmcli device connect <SSID> password <password>
- Replace <SSID> with the name of a wireless network from the previous command's output, and replace <password> with the password for the network.
- Verify that the output shows that the device is now connected to the specified wireless network.
Expected Results
- The following must be true to consider this a successful test run. Be brief ... but explicit.
- The nmcli command displays the available network connections and their status without errors.
- The nmcli device wifi list command displays a list of available wireless networks without errors.
- The nmcli device connect command successfully connects to the specified wireless network without errors.
Optional
Optionally, try exploring other available nmcli commands and options to test their functionality. For example, you can use nmcli connection add to add a new network connection or nmcli device set to modify the configuration of a network device.