NAMEIF(F)         Linux's Administrator's Manual        NAMEIF(F)



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 starting with #.   Otherwise
       the  interfaces  specified  on  the  command line are pro-
       cessed.  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(F)