Change interface name from eth7 to eth0

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Renaming

• Start a new terminal session and open the file with root access

sudo edit /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules

• To start typing press the A key. Look for eth7 and change it to eth0. To save your work first hit the Esc key then type

:save /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules

• Reboot the system for the changes to take effect.

Notes

The description above is for 11.1. In older version the file 70-persistent-net.rules may have different location.