Name
nameif
Synopsis
nameif [options] [name
macaddress]System administration command. Assign an interface name to a network device specified by macaddress, the unique serial number that identifies a network card. If no name and macaddress are given, nameif will attempt to read addresses from the configuration file /etc/mactab. Each line of the configuration file should contain either a comment beginning with # or an interface name and MAC address.
Options
- -c filename
Read interface names and MAC addresses from filename instead of /etc/mactab.
- -s
Send any error messages to syslog.
File
- /proc/ksyms
List of interface names and MAC addresses used to rename interfaces.
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