Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 11 Jan 2015 14:42:36 -0800 | From | Stephen Hemminger <> | Subject | Re: [RFC] Make predictable/persistent network interface names more handy |
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:52:48 +0100 Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at> wrote:
> Since the Linux distribution of my choice makes use of > predictable network interface names[0] my USB gadgets > are no longer usb0 but enp0s29u1u2. Same for all other network devices. > While I can fully understand that this new naming scheme makes sense > for a lot of people and makes their work easier it does not really work for me. > My brain is not able to remember that my Beaglebone's USB-Ethernet > is now enp0s29u1u2. Even after looking at the output of ifconfig > I have to copy&paste the interface name. > Instead of just disabling the feature I thought about > a generic solution which satisfies both needs.
Fix your distro. Easier said than done. Current systemd names are much shorter
P.s: ifconfig is deprecated.
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