Re: Adapter Names on Stretch
Quoting Renaud OLGIATI (renaud@olgiati-in-paraguay.org):
> On Wed, 26 Aug 2015 16:28:05 -0400
> Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> wrote:
>
> > > I've just done a fresh minimal install of Debian Stretch, and noticed
> > > something odd. In ifconfig and iwconfig, all of my adapters have weird
> > > names, like "ens2" instead of "eth0".
>
> > > Can anyone tell me why this is? I tried to look it up online but
> > > couldn't find anyone else with the same issue. This is my first time
> > > running a Debian testing, is this a normal thing that occurs before a
> > > full release, or is this just a bug/misconfiguration on my end?
>
> > This is part of the change to systemd and the new network startup.
>
> An added advantage is that on the day you replace your Ethernet NIC
> because it was fried by lightning, and put a new one in its stead, your
> network config will be buggered as the system will givethe new NICt
> a name different from the one assigned to the old one, since it will have
> a different MAC address..,
Er, according to the same web page, policy 4 (MAC address) is not used
by default and is skipped when selecting fallbacks, so if you want this
behaviour you appear to have to configure it yourself.
Cheers,
David.
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