Translations:Handbook:Parts/Networking/Advanced/34/en

When an interface card is detected on a system, the Linux kernel gathers the necessary data about this card. This includes:
 * the onboard (on the interface itself) registered name of the network card, which is later seen through the ID_NET_NAME_ONBOARD parameter;
 * the slot in which the network card is plugged in, which is later seen through the ID_NET_NAME_SLOT parameter;
 * the path through which the network card device can be accessed, which is later seen through the ID_NET_NAME_PATH parameter;
 * the (vendor-provided) MAC address of the card, which is later seen through the ID_NET_NAME_MAC parameter;