+#
+# variables used to communicate:
+# MATCHADDR MAC address used for the match
+# MATCHID bus_id used for the match
+# MATCHDRV driver name used for the match
+# MATCHIFTYPE interface type match
+# COMMENT comment to add to the generated rule
+# INTERFACE_NAME requested name supplied by external tool
+# INTERFACE_NEW new interface name returned by rule writer
+
+ACTION!="add", GOTO="persistent_net_generator_end"
+SUBSYSTEM!="net", GOTO="persistent_net_generator_end"
+
+# ignore the interface if a name has already been set
+NAME=="?*", GOTO="persistent_net_generator_end"
+
+# device name whitelist
+KERNEL!="eth*|ath*|wlan*[0-9]|msh*|ra*|sta*|ctc*|lcs*|hsi*", GOTO="persistent_net_generator_end"
+
+# ignore Xen virtual interfaces
+SUBSYSTEMS=="xen", GOTO="persistent_net_generator_end"
+
+# read MAC address
+ENV{MATCHADDR}="$attr{address}"
+
+# match interface type
+ENV{MATCHIFTYPE}="$attr{type}"
+
+# These vendors are known to violate the local MAC address assignment scheme
+# Interlan, DEC (UNIBUS or QBUS), Apollo, Cisco, Racal-Datacom
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="02:07:01:*", GOTO="globally_administered_whitelist"
+# 3Com
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="02:60:60:*", GOTO="globally_administered_whitelist"
+# 3Com IBM PC; Imagen; Valid; Cisco; Apple
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="02:60:8c:*", GOTO="globally_administered_whitelist"
+# Intel
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="02:a0:c9:*", GOTO="globally_administered_whitelist"
+# Olivetti
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="02:aa:3c:*", GOTO="globally_administered_whitelist"
+# CMC Masscomp; Silicon Graphics; Prime EXL
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="02:cf:1f:*", GOTO="globally_administered_whitelist"
+# Prominet Corporation Gigabit Ethernet Switch
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="02:e0:3b:*", GOTO="globally_administered_whitelist"
+# BTI (Bus-Tech, Inc.) IBM Mainframes
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="02:e6:d3:*", GOTO="globally_administered_whitelist"
+# Realtek
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="52:54:00:*", GOTO="globally_administered_whitelist"
+# Novell 2000
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="52:54:4c:*", GOTO="globally_administered_whitelist"
+# Realtec
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="52:54:ab:*", GOTO="globally_administered_whitelist"
+# Kingston Technologies
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="e2:0c:0f:*", GOTO="globally_administered_whitelist"