Re: Predictable Network Interface Names

[Intense Red <intnsred@golgotha.net>]

> Some people get excessively worked up over things like interface names
> and like to throw around strong words for dramatic effect. Just ignore
> the noise.

   I've just come to accept that the actual interface name is going to be some 
bizarre name. So I look it up, and then promptly rename it in "/etc/network/
interfaces" like so:

 - - - snip - - -
iface enp18s0f0 inet manual

auto LAN
iface LAN inet static
        address 192.168.0.1
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        network 192.168.0.0
        broadcast 192.168.0.255
        gateway 192.168.1.1
        dns-nameservers 192.168.168.1
        dns-search locallan.net
        bridge_ports enp18s0f0
 - - - snip - - -

   This uses Debian's bridge-utils package to rename the interface.

   From then on, my machines have an interface named LAN, WAN, DMZ, etc. -- 
all "logical" names and I don't have to deal with enp18s0f0 or enp18s1e0 or 
some such nonsense.


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