Network

Connect to Wi-Fi, inspect your connection, share it, and change DNS.

Monarch uses NetworkManager for connections. Start in Monarch Menu → Settings → Network, or click the network indicator on the right side of the Noctalia bar to open Monarch's network overview.

Connect to Wi-Fi

Choose Settings → Network → Wi-Fi or press SUPER + CTRL + W. Noctalia opens the available networks; select one and enter its password when prompted.

The Network → Overview panel also shows nearby networks and lets you connect to them, including supported enterprise networks. For a terminal-based picker, run:

monarch wifi connect

Check connection and Wi-Fi band

Choose Settings → Network → Overview to see the connection, signal, traffic, current Wi-Fi band, and DNS provider. The panel offers Auto, 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, or 6 GHz when the network supports them. Changing the selected band reconnects Wi-Fi; use Auto to remove a preference.

From a terminal, inspect or change the band with:

monarch wifi band
monarch wifi band 5
monarch wifi band auto

Share the current Wi-Fi connection

Choose Actions → Share → Wi-Fi to display a QR code that another device can scan to join the connected network. The panel can also reveal the password on request. Enterprise Wi-Fi connections do not have a shareable password for this QR workflow.

monarch wifi qr

The QR code contains the Wi-Fi password for a secured network. Show it only to someone you want to grant access.

Change DNS or test the connection

Choose Settings → Network → DNS to use DNS from DHCP, Cloudflare, Google, or custom servers. This changes the system DNS setting, not just the current Wi-Fi connection. Return to DHCP to use the servers supplied by the network again.

Choose Actions → Speed Test → Network to measure the connection. You can run the same test with monarch network speedtest.

If Wi-Fi stops working, try Maintenance → Hardware → Wi-Fi to restart its service, then reconnect. For broader system issues, see Updates and recovery.