nameif

 

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NAME
IF(8)         Linux's Administrator's Manual        NAMEIF(8)
 
 
 
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 pro­
        cessed.  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.
 
 
 
 net-tools                  18 Oct 2000                  NAMEIF(8)

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