No, udev has no way of telling whether the device is wired or not. Use /etc/iftab to force devices to have particular names: add lines like
eth0 mac xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx arp 1 eth1 mac xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx arp 1 These are written by the installer by default for the cards present when you install. ** Changed in: udev (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Rejected -- edgy: eth0/1 assigned randomly on install https://launchpad.net/bugs/56679 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs