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Use parrent attribute "serial" in UDEV configuration to assign lan interface another name instead of relying on the mac address
Given this kernel problem awaiting to be fixed and that randomly assign mac address to this usb3 lan adapters: Debian 12 - All of sudden my USB3 Lan adapter get assigned random mac address each reboot ...
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How to fix the conflict in the naming scheme for network interfaces use by Predictable Names scheme?
I have a fresh install of Debian 10 (Buster) and there is an issue with the Predictable Name scheme. I have 4 onboard NICs and a 4 Port PCIe NIC. The naming convention works for the onboard port, but ...
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udev rule to give user full access to network interface can0
I am trying to give permission to a user to perform the same operations as root on the network device can0, such as bringing it up or down. My first idea was to set the group and/or owner of the ...
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how to allow non root user to create tun devices
I am developing a program which requires opening /dev/net/tun and issuing ioctl() on it but without root user I get permission denied. I think proper udev rules can help solve this issue. I tried ...
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Network interface is initialized but not up on inserting USB 3g dongle (Intel Edison)
Upon inserting a USB 3G dongle, the network interface is created and initialized, but it is not up. root@edison:~# ifconfig -a enp0s17u1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1e:10:1f:00:00 ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 - Change interface name
I'm aware that in older versions of linux I was able to rename the network interface from /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules, however this file is missing in Ubuntu 16.04.
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Is it possible to set interface name permanently in Raspbian?
I'm using 2 wifi dongles. First one is used to monitor and second one is used to access internet. Even if I changed /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules as below, at startup sometimes wlan0 ...
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Consistent network interface name ubuntu using pci slot
One can set consistent interface naming via mac address by modifying /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules. Can you establish consistent interface naming by PCI slot number? (I tried but failed) ...