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@@ -3519,9 +3519,15 @@ To install the system, you would:
 @enumerate
 
 @item
-Configure the network, by running @command{dhclient eth0} (to get an
+Configure the network, by running @command{dhclient eno1} (to get an
 automatically assigned IP address from the wired network interface
-controller), or using the @command{ifconfig} command.
+controller@footnote{
+@c http://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/tree/src/udev/udev-builtin-net_id.c#n20
+The name @code{eno1} is for the first on-board Ethernet controller.  The
+interface name for an Ethernet controller that is in the first slot of
+the first PCI bus, for instance, would be @code{enp1s0}.  Use
+@command{ifconfig -a} to list all the available network interfaces.}),
+or using the @command{ifconfig} command.
 
 The system automatically loads drivers for your network interface
 controllers.