NAME¶
nameif - name network interfaces based on MAC addresses
SYNOPSIS¶
nameif [-c configfile] [-s]
nameif [-c configfile] [-s] {interface macaddress}
DESCRIPTION¶
nameif renames network interfaces based on mac addresses. When no
arguments are given
/etc/mactab is read. Each line of it contains an
interface name and a Ethernet MAC address. Comments are allowed starting with
#. Otherwise the interfaces specified on the command line are processed.
nameif looks for the interface with the given MAC address and renames
it to the name given.
When the
-s argument is given all error messages go to the syslog.
When the
-c argument is given with a file name that file is read instead
of /etc/mactab.
NOTES¶
nameif should be run before the interface is up, otherwise it'll fail.
FILES¶
/etc/mactab
BUGS¶
Only works for Ethernet currently.