| Configure networking and hostname resolution | ip nmcli hostnamectl nssitch.conf /etc/hosts /etc/resolv.conf FQDN |
| Configure network services to start at boot | NetworkManager nmcli /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts |
| Implement packet filtering | firewalld firewall-cmd /usr/lib/firewalld/services |
| Start/stop/check status of network services | NetworkManager network |
| Statically route IP traffic | ip route /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts route /etc/sysctl.conf |
| Synchronize time using other network peers | date timedatectl chronyd chronyc |