Ever wanted to rename your network adapters? This article tells you how - probably...

[KGIII]

I only tested in Ubuntu. I figure it'll work elsewhere, but made no efforts to test elsewhere. Also, I'm not sure why this is in my notes, but it is.

How To: Rename Your Network Adapters in Ubuntu • Linux Tips

For whimsy or for whatever reasons you dream up, you may want to rename your network adapters in Linux. Well, you can. This article will explain how to rename your network adapters, from perhaps eth0 to whatever you want.

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I strongly suspect it'll be just fine on other systems. And yes, yes I did name my adapter 'booger'. I'm pretty much a giant five year old.

 

[f33dm3bits]

Interesting read, I don't actually see the point of change the name of your network adapter. If there is something I want change it's the name of the network connection.

 

[KGIII]

I have absolutely no clue why that was in my notes, but it was. I think *maybe* I once wrote it as an answer (a long time ago) on AskUbuntu, but I don't know. It was in some much older notes and I tested it in Ubuntu (just a VM). It worked, so I made it an article.

Someone must want to know how to do that. Otherwise it'd not be in my notes.

(That's my working theory.)