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Date:      Sat, 21 Oct 2017 20:45:45 +0000
From:      bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org
To:        freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   [Bug 223151] provide a way to get initial interface name
Message-ID:  <bug-223151-8@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>

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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D223151

            Bug ID: 223151
           Summary: provide a way to get initial interface name
           Product: Base System
           Version: CURRENT
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Only Me
          Priority: ---
         Component: kern
          Assignee: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: yuripv@gmx.com

Created attachment 187352
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keep original name, make ifconfig print it

Once the interface is renamed (e.g. using `ifconfig <if> name <name>`), the=
re
doesn't seem to be an easy way to get the original (physical) device name
corresponding to the interface (at least, I wasn't able to find one).

Keep the original interface name, provide SIOCGIFNAME, and make ifconfig pr=
int
the devname if it differs from current interface name.

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