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

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Marius Nestor
May 10, 2015

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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Marius Nestor

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