# Match all interfaces starting with "eth". This will bring up eth0 and eth1
# at boot time, if those interfaces exist.
auto /eth*
iface eth0 inet dhcp
iface eth1 inet static
address 93.184.216.34
# Match all interfaces starting with "eth", and bring them up using the same
# stanza.
auto /eth*/=foo
iface foo inet dhcp
# Match an interface by MAC address, and use the configuration from logical
# interface foo to bring it up.
auto mac/01:23:45:67:89:ad/=foo
iface foo inet6 dhcp
# Match the first Ethernet interface on Linux. These contain the value "1" in
# the sysfs file "type".
auto type/1/1=bar
iface bar inet dhcp
# Match the second wireless interface on Linux. These have a directory called
# "wireless" in their sysfs directory. The pattern * matches if this exists.
auto wireless/*/2=baz
iface baz inet6 dhcp