How change wlan0 to ue0?

[Annalesa]

I tried ifconfig wlan0 and ifconfig wlan0 destroy, but the computer still uses wlan0. How can I make it use ue0 without reboot?

 

[balanga]

I tried ifconfig wlan0 and ifconfig wlan0 destroy, but the computer still uses wlan0. How can I make it use ue0 without reboot?

Show your /etc/rc.conf.

Any changes made can be activated by running service netif restart

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[Kai Burghardt]

How change wlan0 to ue0?

Since ue(4) does not exist I guess just want to change the name, not make it use a different driver.​

ifconfig wlan0 name ue0

As balanga already mentioned, to make the changes permanent you can edit /etc/rc.conf(5).​

sysrc ifconfig_wlan0_name='ue0'

 

[tembun]

Since ue(4) does not exist I guess just want to change the name, not make it use a different driver.

Just a guess: there is a bunch of drivers that spell similar, maybe they are related somehow: aue(4), cue(4), kue(4), rue(4).

 

[atax1a]

i think what they're asking is how to switch from wireless to wired, not how to rename their wlan0 interface to ue0. restarting netif is probably the way to go, but it depends on configuration.

 

[Phishfry]

This is how I interpreted the question:

How can I make my operating system use another ethernet interface without reboot?

Plug in Ethernet Device.
Bring it UP
ifconfig up "interface-name"

Set DHCP or IP.

Set/clear routing table

 

[Hiroo Ono]

Please describe your usecase. I guess that
1. You were using network by WiFi (so packets were going and coming through wlan0)
2. You plugged USB ether device (which came up as ue0)
3. Now, you want to use the network by ue0 (so you want packets come and go through ue0)
Is it right?

If so, the next question is that,
* Is it enough to switch between network interfaces by issuing some commands?
* Or do you want it to happen automatically?