Once upon a time, jdow <j...@earthlink.net> said: > There is something wrong with ethp2p3? What KIND of device is easier to fathom > if it is part of the name, ya know.
Did you complain about some (widely-used) wireless devices being ethX? In any case, the name was made as short as possible because the Linux kernel has a short max length for a network device name. The base pattern needs to be short because there are things that make the name longer (IIRC a NIC with a PCI bridge for example), and then there are various things that add on to the device name (such as VLANs). -- Chris Adams <cmad...@hiwaay.net> Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
