Interface sorting broken in Device view #857

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adam · 2025-12-29T16:26:23+01:00

adam commented

2025-12-29 16:26:23 +01:00

Originally created by @mweinelt on GitHub (Apr 11, 2017).

Issue type: Bug report

Python version: 3.6
NetBox version: 2.0-beta2

According to the Interface model the sorting for Interfaces is defined as follows:

class Interface(models.Model):
    class Meta:
        ordering = ['device', 'name']

The table is being rendered in a for loop in https://github.com/digitalocean/netbox/blob/v2.0-beta2/netbox/templates/dcim/device.html#L445-L453:

                 <table class="table table-hover panel-body">
                    {% for iface in interfaces %}
                        {% include 'dcim/inc/interface.html' with selectable=True %}
                    {% empty %}
                        <tr>
                            <td colspan="4">No interfaces defined</td>
                        </tr>
                    {% endfor %}
                </table>

However interfaces are currently not sorted by name:

Originally created by @mweinelt on GitHub (Apr 11, 2017). ### Issue type: Bug report **Python version:** 3.6 **NetBox version:** 2.0-beta2 According to the Interface model the sorting for Interfaces is defined as follows: ```python class Interface(models.Model): class Meta: ordering = ['device', 'name'] ``` The table is being rendered in a for loop in https://github.com/digitalocean/netbox/blob/v2.0-beta2/netbox/templates/dcim/device.html#L445-L453: ```jinja <table class="table table-hover panel-body"> {% for iface in interfaces %} {% include 'dcim/inc/interface.html' with selectable=True %} {% empty %} <tr> <td colspan="4">No interfaces defined</td> </tr> {% endfor %} </table> ``` However interfaces are currently not sorted by name: ![Interface panel in device view](https://i.imgur.com/4SmzqJa.png)

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2025-12-29 16:26:23 +01:00

adam commented

2025-12-29 16:26:24 +01:00

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Apr 11, 2017):

Interfaces are ordered based on the ordering logic selected on the parent device type. Currently the interfaces are being ordered by numeric position (0, 1, 2). If you switch the device type's ordering to "name" the interfaces should appear as you want.

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Apr 11, 2017): Interfaces are ordered based on the ordering logic selected on the parent device type. Currently the interfaces are being ordered by numeric position (0, 1, 2). If you switch the device type's ordering to "name" the interfaces should appear as you want.

adam commented

2025-12-29 16:26:24 +01:00

@mweinelt commented on GitHub (Apr 11, 2017):

Oh yeah, that was it. Thanks for the prompt explanation.

@mweinelt commented on GitHub (Apr 11, 2017): Oh yeah, that was it. Thanks for the prompt explanation.

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Reference: starred/netbox#857