Renaming ethernet interfaces Debian 5

Make a file /etc/mactab with the following contents:

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<source lang="ini"> wan0 00:01:03:E5:6D:FC lan0 00:19:db:f6:3e:3d </source>

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This will rename the ethernet adapter with mac 00:01:03:E5:6D:FC to wan0 and ethernet adapter with mac 00:19:db:f6:3e:3d to lan0.

Now enter the command "nameif" to activate the new names.
Normally you have to enter this command every time after rebooting your server.

To do this automatically you can make a file (ex. nameif) in /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/:

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<source lang="bash">

1. !/bin/sh

PATH=/sbin

nameif </source>

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