3.2.1. NetworkManager improvements including a command line interface
NetworkManager in Fedora 13 features the following major improvements:
support for older Bluetooth dial-up networking, and features a command line interface and better signal strength indicators. The dial-up modem support for older Bluetooth-equipped phones complements the personal-area networking already supported in Fedora. After pairing your phone, simply check the Access the Internet using your mobile phone option and select your mobile operator.
command-line integration, though the nmcli utility. This feature finally makes NetworkManager available to command-line users. Access to NetworkManager from the command line is also useful to users who operate in text mode to conserve power, for example, while traveling.
mobile broadband signal strength and roaming status is now shown in the network status icon for many mobile broadband cards.