Re: [RFC] Make predictable/persistent network interface names more handy

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:52:48 +0100
Richard Weinberger <richard@xxxxxx> wrote:

> Since the Linux distribution of my choice makes use of
> predictable network interface names[0] my USB gadgets
> are no longer usb0 but enp0s29u1u2. Same for all other network devices.
> While I can fully understand that this new naming scheme makes sense
> for a lot of people and makes their work easier it does not really work for me.
> My brain is not able to remember that my Beaglebone's USB-Ethernet
> is now enp0s29u1u2. Even after looking at the output of ifconfig
> I have to copy&paste the interface name.
> Instead of just disabling the feature I thought about
> a generic solution which satisfies both needs.

Fix your distro. Easier said than done.
Current systemd names are much shorter

P.s:  ifconfig is deprecated.

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