Network - Bazzite Network Configuration¶

Overview¶

Bazzite network configuration including alternative WiFi backends, Wake-on-LAN for remote power control, and Tailscale for VPN/mesh networking.

Quick Reference¶

Command	Description
`ujust toggle-iwd`	Enable/disable iwd as WiFi backend
`ujust toggle-wol`	Toggle Wake-on-LAN
`ujust enable-tailscale`	Enable Tailscale service

WiFi Backend¶

Toggle iwd¶

# Switch between iwd and wpa_supplicant
ujust toggle-iwd

iwd (Intel Wireless Daemon): - Faster connection times - Lower resource usage - Better power efficiency - Modern replacement for wpa_supplicant

wpa_supplicant: - Default on most systems - Broader compatibility - Required for some enterprise networks

After switching: Reconnect to WiFi networks.

Wake-on-LAN¶

Toggle WOL¶

# Interactive WOL toggle
ujust toggle-wol

# Non-interactive
ujust toggle-wol enable
ujust toggle-wol disable
ujust toggle-wol force-enable

Options: - enable - Enable WOL - disable - Disable WOL - force-enable - Force enable (overrides power settings)

Using WOL¶

On target machine:

# Get MAC address
ip link show | grep ether

From remote machine:

# Wake the target
wakeonlan <MAC_ADDRESS>
# or
wol <MAC_ADDRESS>

Requirements: - Wired Ethernet connection - BIOS WOL support enabled - Both machines on same network (or port forwarding)

Tailscale VPN¶

Enable Tailscale¶

# Enable Tailscale service
ujust enable-tailscale

After enabling:

# Authenticate
tailscale up

# Check status
tailscale status

# Get IP
tailscale ip

Features: - Zero-config VPN - Mesh networking - Access machines anywhere - MagicDNS for hostnames

Tailscale Usage¶

# Connect to Tailscale network
tailscale up

# Exit node (route all traffic)
tailscale up --exit-node=<node>

# Disconnect
tailscale down

# Status
tailscale status

Common Workflows¶

Remote Access Setup¶

# Enable Tailscale
ujust enable-tailscale
tailscale up

# Enable Wake-on-LAN for remote power
ujust toggle-wol enable

# Enable SSH (via bazzite-ai)
ujust config sshd enable

Better WiFi Performance¶

# Switch to iwd
ujust toggle-iwd

# Reconnect to WiFi
nmcli device wifi list
nmcli device wifi connect "<SSID>" password "<password>"

Home Server Access¶

# On server: Enable Tailscale
ujust enable-tailscale
tailscale up

# On client: Connect
tailscale up

# Access server via Tailscale IP or MagicDNS name
ssh user@<server-tailscale-ip>
ssh user@<server-name>  # with MagicDNS

Network Troubleshooting¶

Check Network Status¶

# NetworkManager status
nmcli general status

# List connections
nmcli connection show

# Current IP
ip addr show

# WiFi networks
nmcli device wifi list

WiFi Issues¶

Reconnect:

nmcli device wifi connect "<SSID>" password "<password>"

Forget and reconnect:

nmcli connection delete "<SSID>"
nmcli device wifi connect "<SSID>" password "<password>"

Tailscale Issues¶

Check service:

systemctl status tailscaled

Re-authenticate:

tailscale logout
tailscale up

Check connectivity:

tailscale netcheck
tailscale ping <node>

WOL Not Working¶

Check BIOS: - Enable "Wake on LAN" in BIOS/UEFI

Check interface:

# Verify WOL enabled
ethtool <interface> | grep Wake-on
# Should show: Wake-on: g

Enable manually:

sudo ethtool -s <interface> wol g

Cross-References¶

bazzite-ai:configure - SSH server configuration
bazzite:security - VPN security considerations
bazzite:system - Network diagnostics

When to Use This Skill

Use when the user asks about: - "iwd", "wpa_supplicant", "WiFi backend", "faster WiFi" - "Wake on LAN", "WOL", "remote power on", "wake computer" - "Tailscale", "VPN", "mesh network", "remote access" - "WiFi not connecting", "network issues"

For SSH configuration, use: /bazzite-ai:configure