predefine interfaces by MAC with udev?
Hello list,
After creating and installing a kernel with CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED disabled
the interfaces are renamed by udev,
and that is working,
# ifconfig
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jpeth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1b:fc:19:ef:43
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
jpwlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:19:5b:78:f3:df
inet addr:192.168.44.132 Bcast:192.168.44.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:22 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:2 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:5472 (5.3 KiB) TX bytes:720 (720.0 B)
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cat /etc/udev/rules.d/z25_persistent-net.rules
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# PCI device 0x1969:0x1048 (atl1)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="00:1b:fc:19:ef:43",
NAME="jpeth0"
# USB device 07d1:3c03 (rt73usb)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="00:19:5b:78:f3:df",
ATTR{type}=="1", NAME="jpwlan0"
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Hope this helps,
Jordi Pujol
El Friday 08 February 2008 20:44:13 Jordi Pujol va escriure:
> Now my Live system has network interfaces with personalized name
>
> ifconfig
> *********************************************************
> eth-mypc Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1b:fc:19:ef:43
> UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
> RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
> *********************************************************
>
> cat /etc/udev/rules.d/010_netinterfaces.rules
> *********************************************************
> # rules
>
> KERNEL=="eth*", SYSFS{address}=="00:1b:fc:19:ef:43", NAME="eth-mypc"
> KERNEL=="eth*", SYSFS{address}=="00:12:34:fe:dc:ba", NAME="eth-mypc"
> KERNEL=="eth*", SYSFS{address}=="00:56:78:98:76:54", NAME="eth-mypc"
>
> KERNEL=="wlan*", SYSFS{address}=="00:56:78:98:76:54", NAME="wlan-mypc"
> KERNEL=="wlan*", SYSFS{address}=="00:12:34:fe:dc:ba", NAME="wlan-mypc"
> KERNEL=="wlan*", SYSFS{address}=="00:19:5b:78:f3:df", NAME="wlan-mypc"
> *********************************************************
>
> That is the first config supposed to work, when listing various interfaces
> then udev selects that interface corresponding to the MAC address, and
> renames it.
>
> The interfaces are created, but not working into the started OS.
> dmesg shows some lines about this,
>
> *********************************************************
> net wlan-mypc: device_rename: sysfs_create_symlink failed (-17)
> udev: renamed network interface wlan0 to wlan-mypc
> *********************************************************
>
> searching kernel.org about this error, we must create a kernel with
> CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED disabled, Pending to test.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jordi Pujol
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