What is the default name?

In a fresh installation of Oracle Solaris 11, default datalinks are named with a genetic naming
convention, and they increment as you add interfaces. What is the default name?

In a fresh installation of Oracle Solaris 11, default datalinks are named with a genetic naming
convention, and they increment as you add interfaces. What is the default name?

A.
eth#

B.
net#

C.
el000g#

D.
lo#

E.
nic#

Explanation:
When you install this Oracle Solaris release on a system for the first time, Oracle
Solaris automatically provides generic link names for all the system’s physical network devices.
This name assignment uses the net#naming convention, where the #is the instance number. This
instance number increments for each device, for example, net0, net1, net2, and so on.
Note:
Network configuration in Oracle Solaris 11 includes
* Generic datalink name assignment Generic names are automatically assigned to
datalinks using the net0, net1, netN naming convention, depending on the total number of
network devices that are on the system
Reference: Oracle Solaris 11 Information Library, Default Generic Link Names
Reference: Transitioning From Oracle Solaris 10 to Oracle Solaris 11, Network Configuration
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