On 2016-05-02 08:49:20 -0500, David Wright wrote: > On Mon 02 May 2016 at 11:28:47 (+0200), Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > What is the rule for interface naming when doing USB tethering > > on Debian/unstable (with systemd)? > > > > In December, I had enx02060b0e3333, but yesterday, I had enp0s20u2. > > Isn't the interface supposed to be fixed? > > Not fixed; but predictable. See: > https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PredictableNetworkInterfaceNames/ > > It would appear you have moved from scheme 4 to scheme 3, ie from > 4. Names incorporating the interfaces's MAC address (example: enx78e7d1ea46da) > to > 3. Names incorporating physical/geographical location of the connector of the > hardware (example: enp2s0)
Any reason why? I haven't changed anything in my configuration. How can I move back to scheme 4? With a .link file? Scheme 3 doesn't make sense for USB tethering, because there are various USB ports, and anyone can be used. -- Vincent Lefèvre <vinc...@vinc17.net> - Web: <https://www.vinc17.net/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <https://www.vinc17.net/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / AriC project (LIP, ENS-Lyon)
