device names in stretch

[morgon]

Hi,

I've just done my first fresh install of a stretch system and I am a bit baffled that all the adapter-device names seem to follow some dark (probably systemd related) magick...

What I used to know as eth0 all of a sudden appears as enp2s0, wlan0 is now wlx64700220f7b2.

wtf?

I am sure there are good reasons for this but is there a way to get back the names I am used to?

Many thanks!

[GarryRicketson]

Did you do any searches ?
device names in debian stretch
Apparently this is not all that new:
https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/20 ... 01083.html

On 08/26/2015 06:47 PM, Tim Tepatti wrote:
> I've just done a fresh minimal install of Debian Stretch, and noticed
> something odd. In ifconfig and iwconfig, all of my adapters have weird
> names, like "ens2" instead of "eth0".

--- but is there a way to get back the names I am used to?

I don't know, but there is a whole bunch of results, I am sure some body
has thought of something.
Maybe keywords:

Code: Select all

 How to change device names in debian stretch

Never hurts to try

[morgon]

Yes, I did some searches (this is how I learnt it's systemd-related), but my questions was mainly if someone knew how to change it.

Now I dug up this:

"If you don't like it, use the "net.ifnames=0" boot parameter "

I'll try tomorrow.