[ SOLVED ] Changing interface name from wlp2s0 to wlan1

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loyabogadie30

[ SOLVED ] Changing interface name from wlp2s0 to wlan1

Post by loyabogadie30 »

hello there! I recently have this concerned about changing my interface name. is there a possible way to do it?
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jglen490

Re: Changing interface name from wlp2s0 to wlan1

Post by jglen490 »

Why?
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Re: Changing interface name from wlp2s0 to wlan1

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in /etc/default/grub add

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net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0
before quiet splash"

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GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0 quiet splash"
then sudo update-grub and reboot
now you will have eth0 and wlan0
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loyabogadie30

Re: Changing interface name from wlp2s0 to wlan1

Post by loyabogadie30 »

trytip wrote: Sun Jan 20, 2019 12:05 am in /etc/default/grub add

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net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0
before quiet splash"

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GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0 quiet splash"
then sudo update-grub and reboot
now you will have eth0 and wlan0

Thank you it works.....
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