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Feature #15389

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Allow changing network interface names via UI to make interface-bound states possible on HA firewalls with different NICs

Added by name name 8 months ago. Updated 8 months ago.

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Rejected
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Normal
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Category:
Interfaces
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Description

With interface-bound states being the default and more secure option in new pfSense versions, it would be nice if one could rename network interfaces after the base system and before "pfSense" boots, so that HA firewalls with different NICs could synchronize states.

This seems to be possible by using

<earlyshellcmd>/sbin/ifconfig ice0 name lan0; /sbin/ifconfig icx0 name lan1;</earlyshellcmd>

but a supported version that can be configured via the UI would be better.

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Updated by Jim Pingle 8 months ago

  • Status changed from New to Rejected

That would make things even more complex and isn't sustainable. There are already workarounds for that limitation (e.g. LAGGs)

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Updated by name name 8 months ago

Thank you for looking at the request. Could you please name other workarounds and which you'd recommend?

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