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On 01/01/2026 17:54, Richard Kettlewell wrote:
> Jim Diamond  writes:
>> 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.
> 
> TNP is thinking of the ?predictable interface names? scheme, which is a
> misnomer since predicting the name depends on information you don?t
> necessarily have readily to hand. Really it is about keeping the mapping
> between names and specific hardware interfaces stable, which is valuable
> in some situations and inconvenient in others.
> 
Er no. On my HP laptop the interface is something like (runs to laptop 
and returns) "wlo1"...


> IMHO they should have taken a lesson from filesystem naming, and allowed
> interfaces to be identified by their attributes, rather than depending
> on a unique name.
> 

-- 
    "Fanaticism consists in redoubling your effort when you have 
forgotten your aim."

  George Santayana


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