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Re: Question: eth0 vs enp1s0



Hans composed on 2015-12-29 19:34 (UTC+0100):

> just a question about network names, which I do not understand.

> I have two different computers, both are installed with the same versions of 
> debian packages. But one of it has enp1s0 as network interface name( my EEEPC 
> 1005HGO) , the other one the old eth0 scheme (my Aspire 7520G).

Was exactly the same installation method/techique employed on both, or was
one say done via DVD and the other say via netboot?

> Both got 70-persistent-net-rules configured. 

> Now I can not understand, why one of them is using enp1s0. Who is deciding the 
> name? I read the documentations and the blogs, but I did not understand, why 
> both machines are different.

> As I am not happy (at the moment) with the new naming, I added the if.names=0 
> to the grub commandline. 

> Would be nice, if someone could help me to understand.

Under the "modern" scheme, enp1s0 is the preferred or default, used if none
of the avoidance techniques listed at the bottom of
http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PredictableNetworkInterfaceNames/
has been employed at installation/configuration time.
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