[SOLVED] Network device name

elmrjuice · 08-02-2013, 11:03 AM

I'm trying to setup a vpn and the tutorial says that if you have wifi use your network device name instead of "eth0" but idk what it is
how do i find out?

Cyberarmy · 08-02-2013, 12:03 PM

I belive you can use the command

#ip link

I'll show you the device name in the 2nd line at the beginning..

chrism01 · 08-02-2013, 08:27 PM

Try

Code:

ifconfig

For a wireless device its often like wlan0 or similar.
If in doubt, post the output of the ifconfig cmd.

elmrjuice · 08-02-2013, 09:52 PM

ifconfig worked perfectly, thanks chris!

chrism01 · 08-04-2013, 02:28 AM

Glad to help

Incidentally, on RHEL derived/related distros, the device cfg files are in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts.