On Tue, 29 Dec 2015 19:34:43 +0100 Hans <hans.ullr...@loop.de> wrote:
>Hi folks, > >just a question about network names, which I do not understand. > >I have two different computers, both are installed with the same versions of >debian packages. But one of it has enp1s0 as network interface name( my EEEPC >1005HGO) , the other one the old eth0 scheme (my Aspire 7520G). > >Both got 70-persistent-net-rules configured. > >Now I can not understand, why one of them is using enp1s0. Who is deciding the >name? I read the documentations and the blogs, but I did not understand, why >both machines are different. > >As I am not happy (at the moment) with the new naming, I added the if.names=0 >to the grub commandline. > >Would be nice, if someone could help me to understand. > >Best regards and a happy new year. > >Hans > It is supposed to simplify the naming scheme. It confuses me at this time. An explanation of why they decided it needed changing is: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PredictableNetworkInterfaceNames/ As to why two systems will have different names, as they get the bugs ironed out, they add the changes to the installer. -- Charlie Kravetz Linux Registered User Number 425914 [http://linuxcounter.net/user/425914.html] Never let anyone steal your DREAM. [http://keepingdreams.com]