Could this be a race condition? # biosdevname -i em1 em1 # biosdevname -i em2 em3 # biosdevname -i em3 em4 # biosdevname -i rename3 em2
# lshw -businfo -C network Bus info Device Class Description ==================================================== pci@0000:03:00.0 em1 network NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet pci@0000:03:00.1 rename3 network NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet pci@0000:04:00.0 em2 network NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet pci@0000:04:00.1 em3 network NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet Not sure if relevant but the server in HP ProLiant DL380 G7 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1284043 Title: udev renaming the same hardware network i/f to different name, breaks networking and firewall To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/biosdevname/+bug/1284043/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs