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Abhimanyu
Asked: 2014-10-20 03:17:12 +0800 CST

How to remove network connections manually that aren't displayed in Edit Connections dialog?

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I have collected several network connections over time. When I go to Network menu in topbar, and to Edit, the Network Connections dialog shows just one out of three connections. The other two are not modem connections. One is mobile connection and another a tablet connection. Here are the screenshots:

The Network menu:

The Network menu

The Network Connections dialog box:

The Network Connections dialog

The connections I want to remove are: "2690 Network" (a Nokia 2690 was once connected for internet) and the "Abhimanyu Network" (when I connected my tablet for internet).

None of these are VPN connections.

If these cannot be removed I want to know whether there's a file that includes data on the connections which I can manipulate to achieve the same effect.

networking

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    The network connections used by Network Manager are stored in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections. Each connection has its own file with the connection name as its name.

    Open a terminal and delete the file associated with your connection with the rm command.

    For example,

    root@usermachine:/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections# rm filename

    Note: You need root privileges to do this.

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