[CentOS] systemctl hoses eth port settings

Mon Jan 10 22:24:33 UTC 2022
allan emord <allane at swcp.com>

Hi all,
I recently added 2 eth ports to C7 machine via USB adapters.
Set up devices with Settings - Network .
While cables (and target devices) are installed, running `systemctl 
restart network` worked OK. If one of the devices loses connectivity 
(e.g. uplug eth cable) `systemctl restart network` will mix up the 
device assignments thereby losing connectivity to host. e.g. enp7s0, the 
PCI network card, gets set to parameters that belong to one of the USB 
adapters.
This is not desired behavior. Is there something I have done 
incorrectly? I this normal behavior? I have looked at the scripts for 
if[up|down], and if run manually, works well to re-configure the enp7s0 
interface but (apparently) systemctl does not use these scripts.
Thanks for your consideration.
Allan