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NAMEIF(8) | Linux System Administrator's Manual | NAMEIF(8) |
NAME¶
nameif - name network interfaces based on MAC addressesSYNOPSIS¶
nameif [-c configfile] [-s]nameif [-c configfile] [-s] {interface macaddress}
DESCRIPTION¶
nameif renames network interfaces based on mac addresses. When no arguments are given /etc/mactab is read. Each line of it contains an interface name and a Ethernet MAC address. Comments are allowed starting with #. Otherwise the interfaces specified on the command line are processed. nameif looks for the interface with the given MAC address and renames it to the name given.When the -s argument is given all error messages go to the syslog.
When the -c argument is given with a file name that file is read instead of /etc/mactab.
NOTES¶
nameif should be run before the interface is up, otherwise it'll fail.FILES¶
/etc/mactabBUGS¶
Only works for Ethernet currently.2008-10-03 | net-tools |