# Managing the Network Configuration The network service, which is enabled by default, starts when the system boots. You manage the network service by using systemd commands, such as `systemd-networkd`, `systemd-resolvd`, and `networkctl`. You can check the status of the network service by running the following command: systemctl status systemd-networkd The following is a result of the command: * systemd-networkd.service - Network Service Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Fri 2016-04-29 15:08:51 UTC; 6 days ago Docs: man:systemd-networkd.service(8) Main PID: 291 (systemd-network) Status: "Processing requests..." CGroup: /system.slice/systemd-networkd.service `-291 /lib/systemd/systemd-networkd