Come up automatically the interface without reboot (hotplug)

Networking
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I assigned a specific name to my interface based on its MAC address (xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx) in the file /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-rules:

SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", ATTR{address}=="xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx", NAME="YYY"

After rebooting IPFire, the interface named “YYY” appears as expected. I would like this interface to be recognized as “allow-hotplug,” meaning it should be recognized automatically without the need for a reboot every time it’s disconnected. How can I achieve this?

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You can obviously have the udev rule launch some scripts that restart the network, but generally the network code doesn’t support hotplugging.

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