> OK, thanks, but I think we can use ip command line to rename
existing
> NIC.
>
> [root@rhel6 ~]# ip link set name jiahu eth1
> [root@rhel6 ~]# ifconfig jiahu
> jiahu Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1B:21:27:4E:CE
> BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
> RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
>
> [root@rhel6 ~]# ifup jiahu
>
> Determining IP information for jiahu... done.
Neat! That's probably using the same netlink command that's used to
rename it at boot time. However, if you do what you suggest, the name
change won't be persistent across a system reboot.
I still say this is too low level for netcf to be messing with; it was
created to provide a standard way to manipulate the config files, not
mess with the hardware. (Note that it's also possible to change the mac
address of an ethernet device (ip link set $dev address $addr) , but we
don't support that either, and have no plans to do so.)
Good conclusion, thanks
again, I agree with you.