Index: netif
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RCS file: /private/FreeBSD/src/etc/rc.d/netif,v
retrieving revision 1.11
diff -u -p -r1.11 netif
--- netif	7 Oct 2004 13:55:26 -0000	1.11
+++ netif	23 Oct 2004 17:52:14 -0000
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ network_start()
 		gif_up
 	fi
 
+	# Rename interface(s) if requested.
+	network_common ifn_rename
+
 	# Configure the interface(s).
 	network_common ifn_start verbose
 
@@ -140,6 +143,18 @@ network_common()
 	debug "The following interfaces were not configured: $_fail"
 }
 
+ifn_rename()
+{
+	local ifn ifname
+	ifn="$1"
+
+	[ -z "$ifn" ] && return 1
+	eval ifname=\$ifconfig_${ifn}_name
+	[ -z "$ifname" ] && return 1
+	ifconfig $ifn name $ifname
+	return 1
+}
+
 ifn_start()
 {
 	local ifn cfg