I did the suggestion: $ grep GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT /etc/default/grub GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="net.ifnames=1 biosdevname=0"
followed by update-grub. Since then rebooting gives consequent eth* naming. I have no udev rules: $ ls /etc/udev/rules.d/ README Not sure if this helps any. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1284043 Title: udev renaming the same hardware network i/f to different name, breaks networking and firewall To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/biosdevname/+bug/1284043/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs