Today's article is just a simple one about finding your network interface name.

[KGIII]

It's a nice short article and pretty easy, but it's good information to have.

Find Your Network Interface Name • Linux Tips

There are all sorts of reasons why you might want to know your network interface name. It comes in handy with things like 'vnstat', for example.

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I always like the feedback.

 

[captain-sensible]

will the next article a nice 5 minute distillation explain why my wifi interface name came up as wlp3s0
instead of wlan0 . I believe naming was kernel connected before ; the change involved v197 systemd/udev

 

[f33dm3bits]

PredictableNetworkInterfaceNames

 

[KGIII]

will the next article a nice 5 minute distillation explain why my wifi interface name came up as wlp3s0
instead of wlan0 . I believe naming was kernel connected before ; the change involved v197 systemd/udev

No, but I have an article that tells you how to change it - at least in Ubuntu.

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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Edit: Also, the next articles are already written. I'm ahead of the curve currently. I don't need to write an article for like a week.