diff --git a/examples/static_connect.go b/examples/static_connect.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/Wifx/gonetworkmanager"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+)
+
+const (
+	ethernetType                 = "802-3-ethernet"
+	ethernetSection              = "802-3-ethernet"
+	ethernetSectionAutoNegotiate = "auto-negotiate"
+	connectionSection            = "connection"
+	connectionSectionID          = "id"
+	connectionSectionType        = "type"
+	connectionSectionUUID        = "uuid"
+	connectionSectionIfaceName   = "interface-name"
+	connectionSectionAutoconnect = "autoconnect"
+	ip4Section                   = "ipv4"
+	ip4SectionAddressData        = "address-data"
+	ip4SectionAddresses          = "addresses"
+	ip4SectionAddress            = "address"
+	ip4SectionPrefix             = "prefix"
+	ip4SectionMethod             = "method"
+	ip4SectionGateway            = "gateway"
+	ip4SectionNeverDefault       = "never-default"
+	ip6Section                   = "ipv6"
+	ip6SectionMethod             = "method"
+
+	connectionID                   = "My Connection"
+	interfaceName                  = "eth1"
+	desiredIPAddress               = "192.168.1.1"
+	desiredGatewayAddress          = "192.168.1.1"
+	desiredIPAddressNumerical      = 16885952
+	desiredIPPrefix                = 24
+	desiredGatewayAddressNumerical = 16885952
+
+	// Allows for static ip
+	desiredIP4Method = "manual"
+
+	// Would like this to be "disabled" however not supported
+	// in the current network manager stack
+	desiredIP6Method = "ignore"
+)
+
+func printVersion() error {
+	/* Create new instance of gonetworkmanager */
+	nm, err := gonetworkmanager.NewNetworkManager()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Don't really need the network manager object per se
+	// however knowing the version isn't bad
+	var nmVersion string
+	nmVersion, err = nm.GetPropertyVersion()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("Network Manager Version: " + nmVersion)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func checkForExistingConnection() (bool, error) {
+	// See if our connection already exists
+	settings, err := gonetworkmanager.NewSettings()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	currentConnections, err := settings.ListConnections()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	for _, v := range currentConnections {
+		connectionSettings, settingsError := v.GetSettings()
+		if settingsError != nil {
+			fmt.Println("settings error, continuing")
+			continue
+		}
+		currentConnectionSection := connectionSettings[connectionSection]
+		if currentConnectionSection[connectionSectionID] == connectionID {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return false, nil
+}
+
+func createNewConnection() error {
+
+	connection := make(map[string]map[string]interface{})
+	connection[ethernetSection] = make(map[string]interface{})
+	connection[ethernetSection][ethernetSectionAutoNegotiate] = false
+	connection[connectionSection] = make(map[string]interface{})
+	connection[connectionSection][connectionSectionID] = connectionID
+	connection[connectionSection][connectionSectionType] = ethernetType
+	connectionUUID, err := uuid.NewUUID()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	connection[connectionSection][connectionSectionUUID] = connectionUUID.String()
+	connection[connectionSection][connectionSectionIfaceName] = interfaceName
+	connection[connectionSection][connectionSectionAutoconnect] = true
+	connection[ip4Section] = make(map[string]interface{})
+
+	addressData := make([]map[string]interface{}, 1)
+
+	addressData[0] = make(map[string]interface{})
+	addressData[0][ip4SectionAddress] = desiredIPAddress
+	addressData[0][ip4SectionPrefix] = desiredIPPrefix
+
+	connection[ip4Section][ip4SectionAddressData] = addressData
+
+	// order defined by network manager
+	addresses := make([]uint32, 3)
+	addresses[0] = desiredIPAddressNumerical
+	addresses[1] = desiredIPPrefix
+	addresses[2] = desiredGatewayAddressNumerical
+
+	addressArray := make([][]uint32, 1)
+	addressArray[0] = addresses
+	connection[ip4Section][ip4SectionAddresses] = addressArray
+
+	connection[ip4Section][ip4SectionGateway] = desiredGatewayAddress
+	connection[ip4Section][ip4SectionMethod] = desiredIP4Method
+	connection[ip4Section][ip4SectionNeverDefault] = true
+
+	connection[ip6Section] = make(map[string]interface{})
+	connection[ip6Section][ip6SectionMethod] = desiredIP6Method
+
+	settings, err := gonetworkmanager.NewSettings()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	_, err = settings.AddConnection(connection)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func main() {
+
+	// show the version
+	if printVersion() != nil {
+		fmt.Println("failed to find version.  Is NetworkManager running?")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	// See if our connection already exists
+	doesExist, err := checkForExistingConnection()
+
+	// if an error then we are done.
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err.Error())
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
+	// if the connection already exists we are done.
+	if doesExist == true {
+		fmt.Println("connection already exists, nothing to do.")
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
+	// create the new connection
+	err = createNewConnection()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err.Error())
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Print("added " + connectionID + " to the system.")
+
+	os.Exit(0)
+}