how to Change default Interface name (enp0s3) to old “eth0”

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Q :  how to Change default Interface name (enp0s3) to old “eth0”





Q : how to rename eth0 like interface name on centos 7 / ubuntu 16








Change default
network name like enp0s3 or enp1s0 to old like eth0 / eth1 or wlan0
in Ubuntu 16 and CentOS 7





# ifconfig output




















Step 1 :   open
grub.cfg file





Ubutnu 16 :







vi
/boot/grub/grub.cfg





Centos 7 :







vi
/boot/grub2/grub.cfg








Step 2 :   





go to menu
entry menuentry, find vmlinux line and add “net.ifnames=0 after the
word “quiet”





Ubuntu 16 Output:















CentOS 7 Output :

















Step 3: 





Reboot your
system and change interface name ( enp0s3 ) to ( eth0) in network
file





Ubuntu 16







vi
/etc/network/interfaces



































reboot





CentOS 7 : 







mv
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-enp0s3
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0





vi
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0




































































Restart Network
Service







systemctl restart
network




















































































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