nameif

NAMEIF(8)             Linux System Administrator's Manual            NAMEIF(8)

NAME
       nameif - name network interfaces based on MAC addresses

SYNOPSIS
       nameif [-c configfile] [-s]
       nameif [-c configfile] [-s] {interface macaddress}

DESCRIPTION
       nameif renames network interfaces based on mac addresses. When no argu-
       ments are given /etc/mactab is read. Each line  of it contains  an  in-
       terface  name and a Ethernet MAC address. Comments are allowed starting
       with #.  Otherwise the interfaces specified on  the  command  line  are
       processed.   nameif  looks for the interface with the given MAC address
       and renames it to the name given.

       When the -s argument is given all error messages go to the syslog.

       When the -c argument is given with a file name that file  is  read  in-
       stead of /etc/mactab.

NOTES
       nameif should be run before the interface is up, otherwise it'll fail.

FILES
       /etc/mactab

BUGS
       Only works for Ethernet currently.

net-tools                         2008-10-03                         NAMEIF(8)