>     Note that a similar problem with disks has been solved elegantly by
> referencing disks by their uuid or label in /etc/fstab. Maybe
> /etc/network/interface could specify the MAC address as a hook. This
> would only suppose that the hotplugger creates a symlink to the
> interface in some /dev/net/by-address/ subdirectory. With this solution,
> it is up to the admin to decide if  s?he wants a simple configuration
> based on interface name (eth0) or a secured one alla
> "Address=a0:d3:c1:9d:a5:86".