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I have multiple USB to ethernet devices which are plugged to the same pc.

Is there a way to identify which one is mapped to which eth* network interface via usb port/etc ?

I have tried looking in lsusb and /proc, but haven't found anything useful.

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possible duplicate of what is the command to flash a NIC link light? – Scott Pack Jul 12 '12 at 14:39

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If your system uses udev for device management, you can use the following to get device IDs:

grep -i eth /var/log/udev

Provided your OS stores the udev activity log there; adjust when necessary.

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Only eth0 is there (the pci network interface, non of the usb are there), so it doens't help. – user62167 Jul 12 '12 at 13:35
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Have you considered using the hardware addresses of the devices? That way you can map which device is connected to which eth*, though you wouldn't know exactly how (e.g. which USB port exactly - but do you really want this?)

You can obtain this information from ifconfig

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I'm looking for a way which would work on different computers without having to map them – user62167 Jul 12 '12 at 13:36
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You could unplug it and plug it back in, then check the latest messages in dmesg.

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This would work, but its not an option. – user62167 Jul 12 '12 at 13:36

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