1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/dev/etherlink.hh b/dev/etherlink.hh
index a88fe24df..ea7bdcbcc 100644
--- a/dev/etherlink.hh
+++ b/dev/etherlink.hh
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ class EtherLink : public SimObject
       */
     class Link : public Serializeable {
       protected:
+        std::string objName;
+
         Interface *txint;
         Interface *rxint;
 
@@ -87,6 +89,8 @@ class EtherLink : public SimObject
         Link(const std::string &name, double rate, EtherDump *dump);
         ~Link() {}
 
+        virtual std::string name() const { return objName; }
+
         bool busy() const { return (bool)packet; }
         bool transmit(PacketPtr packet);