Persistent Links for Network Adapters - Debian Edition     2025/01/24
Ami Sapphire


Reference:
https://wiki.debian.org/NetworkInterfaceNames#CUSTOM_SCHEMES_USING_.LINK_FILES


Run = the following command:

sudo nano /etc/systemctl/system/10-persistent-net.link


In the newly created file, enter the following:

[Match]
MACAddress=01:23:45:67:89:ab

[Link]
Name=lan0

where MACAddress is your MAC address, and Name is your desired name.


Then, either restart your machine, or run the following:

sudo /etc/init.d/udev force-reload

hotplug:
  disconnect and reconnect network connection/drivers (restarting networking
  will NOT work)

non-hotplug:
  sudo udevadm trigger && sudo systemctl restart networking


The custom name can now be used in /etc/network/interfaces instead of the usual
eth/eno/enp network names.