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How To Change Network Interface Name to eth0 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

CentOS 8 / RHEL 8 uses a consistent and predictable device name for network interfaces. This feature helps us in locating and differentiating network interfaces. Due to this predictable naming, your machine’s network interface name might have got changed to ensXX or enpXsX from eth0. Here, we will see how to change network interface name […]

How To Disable IPv6 on Debian 11 / 10 & Ubuntu 20.04 / 18.04

This post helps you in disabling ipv6 on Debian 11 / 10 & Ubuntu 20.04 / 18.04. IPv6 can be disabled by modifying sysctl.conf or by creating a .conf file in the /etc/sysctl.d directory. You can also disable IPv6 for a particular network adapter. The steps mentioned here should work on previous versions of Debian […]

How to Create A Network Bridge on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

Sometimes you may need to setup network bridge adapter in Linux; particularly during the configuration of KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine), and, also while setting up Linux containers. This network bridge allows virtual machines to have access to the external network and vice-versa, follow this guide to setup network bridge on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7. […]