On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 07:08:04PM -0400, Rich wrote: > On 04/13/2016 08:05 AM, Jer wrote: > >On 16-04-13 07:59 AM, Marcelo Cavalcante wrote: > >> > >>That's the default behavior for systemd, so since Ubuntu moved > >>to systemd, that's an expected result. > >> > >>By default, systemd will now name interfaces following policy: > >> > >>1) if that information from the firmware is applicable and > >>available, falling back to 2) if that information from the > >>firmware is applicable and available, falling back to 3) if > >>applicable, falling back to 5) in all other cases. 4) is not > >>used by default, but is available if the user chooses so. > >> > >>Off course, the distro could do a workaround, but they decided > >>to keep the default settings, like many other distros adopting > >>systemd. > >> > >>Cheers, > >> > > > >Thanks, I have not kept up on systemd. My issue is I need to have > >a script write out the /etc/network/interfaces file. Can someone > >tell me how I can reliably determine the network adapter name from > >the cli?
You don't have to keep up on systemd. There are still distros that do not subject you to systemd. Devuan, for example. > > You can use a few approaches. > > > route | grep default > > ifconfig > > netstat -i > > cat /proc/net/dev > > dmesg | grep "link up" > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > mlug mailing list > mlug@listserv.mlug.ca > https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca _______________________________________________ mlug mailing list mlug@listserv.mlug.ca https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca
