NAMEIF(8) Linux's Administrator's Manual NAMEIF(8) NAME nameif - name network interfaces based on MAC addresses SYNOPSIS nameif [-c configfile] [-s] nameif [-c configfile] [-s] [interface macaddress] nameif [-c configfile] [-r] [newifname oldifname] DESCRIPTION nameif renames network interfaces based on mac addresses or interface names. 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 or old interface name and renames it to the name given. OPTIONS [-s|--syslog] Log all error messages to syslog. [-r|--rename] Rename the interface given by oldifname to the new name newifâ name without consulting any macaddress. [-c|--config-file configfile] Read configfile instead of /etc/mactab. NOTES nameif should be run before the interface is up, otherwise it'll fail. FILES /etc/mactab BUGS Only works for Ethernet currently. net-tools 18 Oct 2000 NAMEIF(8)[top]
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