This isn't iproute's fault IMHO. There hasn't been much response to the thread so far, and it's getting tight.
Reassigning to udev as that's where USB NIC names are set. ** Summary changed: - RTNETLINK answers: Numerical result out of range for alias interface from a usb NIC + USB NICs get too long name for ifupdown aliases ** Package changed: iproute2 (Ubuntu) => systemd (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu) Importance: Critical => Medium ** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu) Assignee: Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox) => (unassigned) ** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to systemd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1567744 Title: USB NICs get too long name for ifupdown aliases To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1567744/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs