How Do I Change My Wireless Interface Name in Linux?
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How do I rename my wireless interface in Linux?

Choose a solution:

  1. ip link set wlp5s0 name wlan0 – not permanent.
  2. create yourself an udev rule file in /etc/udev/rules. d – permanent.
  3. add net. ifnames=0 kernel parameter into grub. cfg – permanent, if your distro won’t overwrite it.

How do I rename network interface?

The best way to rename a network interface is through udev . Edit the file /etc/udev/rules. d/70-persistent-net. rules to change the interface name of a network device.

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