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Re: how to activate my wireless card? nmtui only shows wireless connections . . .



On Fri, Mar 03, 2023 at 05:45:54PM -0500, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> The 'p' is a pci bus, the 's' is a slot number. Since the interface
> does not move around once installed, the interface will always have
> the same name like 'enp4s0'.

That's a wonderful idea, but it doesn't quite work in practice.  There are
ways that a "predictable" interface name may change.  A BIOS/firmware
upgrade can do it.  Adding or removing devices can also do it, in
some cases.  They don't even have to be network interfaces.


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