Using NWConnection, can you choose a specific interface name to use?

When initializing a NWConnection I noticed in NWParameters you can require or prohibit types of interfaces such as wifi, cellular, or wiredEthernet. I want to explicitly use awdl0 and not en0. Both are wifi type interfaces. I noticed sometimes my device uses en0 and other times uses awdl0.

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Using NWConnection, can you choose a specific interface name to use?

No. This is a very deliberate design choice, with the goal being to get folks away from hard wiring interface names and instead focusing on attributes of those interfaces.

I noticed sometimes my device uses en0 and other times uses awdl0.

OK. And that’s a problem because?

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