arch/pkg/de-p1st-networkmanager

vpn-support

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NetworkManager#VPN_support

For example the openvpn plugin:

sudo pacman -S --needed openvpn networkmanager-openvpn

Or L2P and IPsec:

aur sync -c libreswan
aur sync -c networkmanager-libreswan
aur sync -c networkmanager-l2tp

See tutorail here for details on how to connect with IPsec:

• https://www.tecmint.com/setup-l2tp-ipsec-vpn-client-in-linux/

local network hostname resolution

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Network_Configuration#Local_network_hostname_resolution

Either with systemd-resolved or Avahi. As we use systemd-resolved Avahi is not required.

• pacman -S avahi and systemctl enable enable avahi-daemon.service