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Hi -

I picked up a new CCR 24 port 5125 and would like to figure out an easier way to change things.

I’d like to rename all the ethernet ports, and de-slave them from the default. I’m having trouble grasping how to do this without accidentally disconnecting/shutting down my network connection while I’m trying to do this. :slight_smile:

I see that in the default configuration

/interface ethernet
set [ find default-name=ether1 ] name=ether1-master-local
set [ find default-name=ether2 ] master-port=ether1-master-local name=ether2-slave-local
set [ find default-name=ether3 ] master-port=ether1-master-local name=ether3-slave-local
set [ find default-name=ether4 ] master-port=ether1-master-local name=ether4-slave-local
set [ find default-name=ether5 ] master-port=ether1-master-local name=ether5-slave-local
set [ find default-name=ether6 ] master-port=ether1-master-local name=ether6-slave-local
set [ find default-name=ether7 ] master-port=ether1-master-local name=ether7-slave-local
set [ find default-name=ether8 ] master-port=ether1-master-local name=ether8-slave-local
set [ find default-name=ether9 ] master-port=ether1-master-local name=ether9-slave-local
set [ find default-name=ether10 ] master-port=ether1-master-local name=ether10-slave-local
set [ find default-name=ether11 ] master-port=ether1-master-local name=ether11-slave-local
set [ find default-name=ether12 ] master-port=ether1-master-local name=ether12-slave-local
set [ find default-name=ether13 ] master-port=ether1-master-local name=ether13-slave-local
set [ find default-name=ether14 ] master-port=ether1-master-local name=ether14-slave-local
set [ find default-name=ether15 ] master-port=ether1-master-local name=ether15-slave-local
set [ find default-name=ether16 ] master-port=ether1-master-local name=ether16-slave-local
set [ find default-name=ether17 ] master-port=ether1-master-local name=ether17-slave-local
set [ find default-name=ether18 ] master-port=ether1-master-local name=ether18-slave-local
set [ find default-name=ether19 ] master-port=ether1-master-local name=ether19-slave-local
set [ find default-name=ether20 ] master-port=ether1-master-local name=ether20-slave-local
set [ find default-name=ether21 ] master-port=ether1-master-local name=ether21-slave-local
set [ find default-name=ether22 ] master-port=ether1-master-local name=ether22-slave-local
set [ find default-name=ether23 ] master-port=ether1-master-local name=ether23-slave-local
set [ find default-name=ether24 ] master-port=ether1-master-local name=ether24-slave-local
set [ find default-name=sfp1 ] master-port=ether1-master-local name=sfp1-slave-local

but I can’t figure out how to ‘remove’ that. I’d prefer they use the default ‘etherxx’ names as that’s how I had my previous RB493G set up.

I can’t seem to figure out what command would let me ‘delete’ that line, either from the web interface or the command line.

Can you point me in the right direction?

Thanks

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This will rename and un-slave all ethernet interfaces

/interface ethernet { :foreach eth in=[find] do={ set $eth name=[get $eth default-name] master-port=none; } }

No worry about renaming, it is only a label for your reading pleasures. It won’t affect firewall, routing, etc., it will however affect scripts of course. Un-laving (freeing?) interfaces will kick you off, if you are attached via TCP using that interface, so do that via the master-port, or using MAC.

3

Thanks. Worked like a champ. I really need to grasp the scripting better.