Re: USB tethering and interface naming on Debian/unstable
On 2016-05-02 08:49:20 -0500, David Wright wrote:
> On Mon 02 May 2016 at 11:28:47 (+0200), Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> > What is the rule for interface naming when doing USB tethering
> > on Debian/unstable (with systemd)?
> >
> > In December, I had enx02060b0e3333, but yesterday, I had enp0s20u2.
> > Isn't the interface supposed to be fixed?
>
> Not fixed; but predictable. See:
> https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PredictableNetworkInterfaceNames/
>
> It would appear you have moved from scheme 4 to scheme 3, ie from
> 4. Names incorporating the interfaces's MAC address (example: enx78e7d1ea46da)
> to
> 3. Names incorporating physical/geographical location of the connector of the hardware (example: enp2s0)
Any reason why? I haven't changed anything in my configuration.
How can I move back to scheme 4? With a .link file? Scheme 3 doesn't
make sense for USB tethering, because there are various USB ports,
and anyone can be used.
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