Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 11 Jan 2015 23:47:15 +0100 | From | Richard Weinberger <> | Subject | Re: [RFC] Make predictable/persistent network interface names more handy |
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Am 11.01.2015 um 23:42 schrieb Stephen Hemminger: > 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.
Sorry for using a mainstream distro. :-)
> Current systemd names are much shorter
Hmm, are you sure? When was this changed? Maybe I misread http://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/tree/src/udev/udev-builtin-net_id.c
Thanks, //richard
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