Giving a Network Interface a Persistent Name

Novell Cool Solutions: Tip
By Joe Harmon

Digg This - Slashdot This Posted: 18 May 2005

Solution:

In the /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth... file you can put a parameter in the bottom of the file that will keep a persistent name.

Example:

PERSISTENT_NAME='nic0'

Note:

Do not use ethX for the interface name. You must use something like nic, wireless, internal, or external as an example.

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