NAMEIF(8)		Linux's 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
       arguments are given /etc/mactab is read. Each line  of it contains  an
       interface name and a Ethernet MAC address. Comments are allowed start-
       ing 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
       instead 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			 18 Oct 2000			    NAMEIF(8)

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