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   On 01/01/2026 15:23, Jim Diamond wrote:   
   > On 2025-12-31 at 17:50 AST, The Natural Philosopher    
   wrote:   
   >> On 31/12/2025 20:00, Jim Diamond wrote:   
   >>> Given that this mystery IP didn't show up the next time I rebooted (or   
   >>> again just now (to test)), I consider that unlikely.  And grepping through   
   >>> /etc I don't see any unexpected instances of either (a) the mystery IP, or   
   >>> (b) the string "wlan".  Not that this is an exhaustive hunt.   
   >>   
   >> Linux has had a fit about the naming of interfaces. wlan seems deprecated.   
   >   
   > I don't think "Linux" has had a fit about naming of interfaces.  All of my   
   > machines (RPi and otherwise) have "wlan0".  But I have seen more exotic   
   > names on some distros.   
      
   The raspi-config allows you to choose between simple names (such as   
   wlan0) and unique names (such as wl0sp3 on my laptop). With unique names   
   you can and another identical device, but the original one's name wont   
   change no matter what order they are enumerated in.   
      
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