ChrisAdmin Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 After finally compiling the github 8188cu-fixed, blacklisting the old driver, I'm left with an interface name starting with lx and continuing with the mac address. I really need it to just say wlan1, so that I can use this sd-image for multiple orangepi-lite boards. Each usb wifi stick I plug in comes up with a different MAC address, hence the interface name changes accordingly. Example: One stick may have a MAC address 00-b6-56-0a-34-b2, and the interface ends up being called lx00b6560a34b2 I've had a look at the leading Ubuntu Xenial solutions, so far none of them work, mainly they use a grub based solution. Hope someone can help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisAdmin Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 Found the answer, apologies for adding a self answering thread to this forum, but hopefully this helps others. https://askubuntu.com/questions/947519/ubuntu-17-04-how-to-rename-a-usb-network-interface-based-on-path-not-based-on/947852#947852 sudo ln -s /lib/udev/rules.d/80-net-setup-link.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/80-net-setup-link.rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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