Getting rid of strange interface

[John Summerfield]

Timothy Murphy wrote:
> I have an interface dev6273 on my laptop listed by ifconfig,
> which I am finding very difficult to get rid of.
> 
> I don't understand why it persists,
> as there is no mention of "dev6273" anywhere
> in /etc, /var/lib or /var/run .
> [It is referred to in /sys and /proc ,
> but I assume this arises from its existence
> rather than the other way round.]
> 
> The interface was created about a month ago,
> when I was in a different country,
> and connected the laptop by ethernet to a router.
> 
> It is mentioned quite often in /var/log/messages,
> always in connection with NetworkManager, eg
> -------------------------------
> Oct 15 00:35:30 carrie NetworkManager: <info>  dev6273: Device is
> fully-supported using driver 'tg3'.
> Oct 15 00:35:30 carrie NetworkManager: <info>  Now managing wired Ethernet
> (802.3) device 'dev6273'.
> Oct 15 00:35:30 carrie NetworkManager: <info>  Deactivating device dev6273.
> -------------------------------
> 
> It doesn't do any harm.
> I just wonder if it will ever go away ...
> 
> -------------------------------
> [tim at carrie ~]$ ifconfig
> dev6273   Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:16:41:A7:C7:FC

What else do you have, with this mac address 00:16:41:A7:C7:FC?

>           UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>           RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
>           RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
>           Interrupt:18
> -------------------------------
> 


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John

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