Ubuntu Devs Propose Stateless Persistent Network Interface Names for Ubuntu and Debian

Posted by hanuca on May 11, 2015 11:05 PM EDT
Softpedia; By Marius Nestor
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Martin Pitt, a renown Ubuntu and Debian developer, came with the proposal of enabling stateless persistent network interface names in the upcoming versions of the Ubuntu Linux and Debian GNU/Linux operating systems.

According to Mr. Pitt, it appears that the problem lies in the automatic detection of network interfaces within the Linux kernel. As such, network interfaces are detected in an unstable and unpredictable order. However, it order to connect to a certain network interface in ifupdown or networkd users will need to identify it first using a stable name.

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