6LoWPAN interface
ADSL modem
a bond controller interface
a bridge controller interface
a Bluetooth device supporting PAN or DUN access protocols
a dummy interface
a wired ethernet device
generic support for unrecognized device types
A GENEVE device. Since: 1.58.
A HSR/PRP device. Since: 1.46.
an IP-over-InfiniBand device
a IP tunnel interface
A IPVLAN device. Since: 1.52.
a loopback interface. Since: 1.42.
a MACsec interface
a MACVLAN interface
a modem supporting analog telephone, CDMA/EVDO, GSM/UMTS, or LTE network access protocols
an OLPC XO mesh networking device
a Open vSwitch bridge
a Open vSwitch interface
a Open vSwitch port
a PPP interface
a team controller interface
a TUN or TAP interface
unknown device
not used
not used
a VETH interface
an 802.1Q VLAN interface
A VRF (Virtual Routing and Forwarding) interface. Since: 1.24.
a VXLAN interface
an 802.11 Wi-Fi device
an 802.11 Wi-Fi P2P device. Since: 1.16.
an 802.16e Mobile WiMAX broadband device
a WireGuard interface
a IEEE 802.15.4 (WPAN) MAC Layer Device
NM.DeviceType values indicate the type of hardware represented by a device object.