#!/bin/env python import dbus bus = dbus.SystemBus() proxy = bus.get_object("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager", "/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager") manager = dbus.Interface(proxy, "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager") # Get device-specific state devices = manager.GetDevices() for d in devices: dev_proxy = bus.get_object("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager", d) prop_iface = dbus.Interface(dev_proxy, "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties") # Get the device's current state and interface name state = prop_iface.Get("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device", "State") name = prop_iface.Get("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device", "Interface") # and print them out if state == 8: # activated print "Device %s is activated" % name else: print "Device %s is not activated" % name # Get active connection state manager_prop_iface = dbus.Interface(proxy, "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties") active = manager_prop_iface.Get("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager", "ActiveConnections") for a in active: ac_proxy = bus.get_object("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager", a) prop_iface = dbus.Interface(ac_proxy, "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties") state = prop_iface.Get("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.ActiveConnection", "State") # Connections in NM are a collection of settings that describe everything # needed to connect to a specific network. Lets get those details so we # can find the user-readable name of the connection. con_path = prop_iface.Get("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.ActiveConnection", "Connection") con_service = prop_iface.Get("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.ActiveConnection", "ServiceName") # ask the provider of the connection for its details service_proxy = bus.get_object(con_service, con_path) con_iface = dbus.Interface(service_proxy, "org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerSettings.Connection") con_details = con_iface.GetSettings() con_name = con_details['connection']['id'] if state == 2: # activated print "Connection '%s' is activated" % con_name else: print "Connection '%s' is activating" % con_name