On Sun, Feb 14, 2021 at 09:45:05PM -0800, Russell Senior wrote: > I can understand it making sense in the context of a server with > multiple interfaces. We used to have occasional problems with ethernet > enumeration when we were using recycled PCs as gateway routers. I just > don't see why that kind of corner case drove adoption for a problem > that didn't exist for 99% of users. Seems to me like "predictable" > names ought to be an opt-in rather than an opt-out.
Thanks to all for the useful and informative replies. I'm grateful for Russell's helpful grub configuration advice. Still - it would cost almost nothing if one device had TWO names in /dev/, BOTH eth0 AND enp12s0. Perhaps a deft application of the cluestick will encourage whoever made the PredictableNetworkInterfaceNames decision to rewrite the boot loader to create (and log) BOTH names, allowing end users to choose the name they prefer. I can remember the ancient days, when source-empowered users made Linux do what they wanted, rather than Linux making users conform to the changing whims of a powerful and unaccountable elite. I don't mind people pissing in their soup until they like the flavor - as long as they don't piss in MY soup. Keith -- Keith Lofstrom kei...@keithl.com _______________________________________________ PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
