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<p>Created page with &quot;Supppose I had an interface named &lt;code&gt;eth3&lt;/code&gt; and I want to rename it as &lt;code&gt;neweth3&lt;/code&gt;. Start out by specifying: {{Cmd|auto neweth3 iface neweth3 inet static}} Fol...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Supppose I had an interface named &lt;code&gt;eth3&lt;/code&gt; and I want to rename it as &lt;code&gt;neweth3&lt;/code&gt;.<br /> <br /> Start out by specifying:<br /> {{Cmd|auto neweth3<br /> iface neweth3 inet static}}<br /> <br /> Followed by the &lt;code&gt;address&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;netmask&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;gateway&lt;/code&gt;, etc., and then add this line:<br /> {{Cmd|pre-up nameif -s neweth3 00:11:22:33:44:55}}<br /> <br /> This sets the interface name to &lt;code&gt;neweth3&lt;/code&gt;, where the MAC address of the interface is &lt;code&gt;00:11:22:33:44:55&lt;/code&gt;.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a full example:<br /> {{Cmd|auto neweth3<br /> iface neweth3 inet static<br /> address 10.100.100.1<br /> netmask 255.255.255.0<br /> network 10.100.100.0<br /> broadcast 10.100.100.255<br /> pre-up nameif -s neweth3 00:11:22:33:44:55}}</div>

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