rename eth1 to eth0 (replaced NIC after install)

[jeffk]

What is the mechanism for permanently renaming an interface in Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid?

I had a dodgy 8139too (module) based NIC installed at startup. I switched that out for a unit that (apparently) uses 8139cp. At any rate the point is that the new NIC is eth1, and I'd like to switch it permanently back to eth0 to be consistent with the other Ubuntu systems I manage.

/etc$ sudo grep -R eth1 *
modprobe.d/blacklist:blacklist eth1394
network/interfaces:auto eth1
network/interfaces:iface eth1 inet static
udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules:
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="(snip)", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth1"

Do I only need to change the 70-persistent-net.rules and network/interfaces, then reboot?

[Shots]

Hi,

Just edit udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules end set if number to correct mac address.

Shots.

[usererror]

Hi,

Just edit udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules end set if number to correct mac address.

Shots.

That worked for me! Thanks! the other place /etc/iftab/ doesn't exist anymore it seems.

[fro1269]

Hi,

Just edit udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules end set if number to correct mac address.

Shots.

what do you mean by "end set if number to correct mac address."?

[iissmart]

what do you mean by "end set if number to correct mac address."?

Match the MAC Address to the device name is what they mean.

[ub-newbie]

Update for those who search.
on 12.04 server & 10.04 desktop (and probably others) you want to look in /etc/udev/rules.d/

[Iowan]

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