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Lupin_the_3rd Apprentice
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 3:02 am Post subject: [SOLVED] network device naming eth0 eth1 eth2 |
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Hello all, I have a question about how the enumeration of eth interfaces occurs, and where that configuration is stored. The reason, is that I have a Gentoo machine that has in the past, had two DEC Tulip network adapters installed, which enumerated as eth0 and eth1. That's fine. I later removed both of those adapters, and instead I installed a single TG3 adapter. The new TG3 adapter enumerates as eth2. Even though the old DEC Tulip cards that used to be eth0 and eth1 have been completely removed from the system, it seems the eth0 and eth1 names are still "reserved" somehow.
How can I force the new TG3 adapter to become eth0 instead of eth2?
Thanks all.
PS. Not sure if it matters, but this is on a 64 bit EV67 Alpha processor system (Compaq XP1000) with kernel 3.5.7 _________________ Compaq XP1000 Alpha EV67 667Mhz w/ 2GB ECC
32bit PCI: ATI Radeon 9100 (DRI works!)
32bit PCI: Generic Firewire 400 card
64bit PCI: BCM5703 Gig-E (Compaq NC7771)
64bit PCI: Sil3124 SATA w/ mdadm RAID1 (pair of WD VelociRaptors)
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Jaglover Watchman
Joined: 29 May 2005 Posts: 8291 Location: Saint Amant, Acadiana
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Lupin_the_3rd Apprentice
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 3:09 am Post subject: |
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Perfect, exactly what I was looking for, THANK YOU _________________ Compaq XP1000 Alpha EV67 667Mhz w/ 2GB ECC
32bit PCI: ATI Radeon 9100 (DRI works!)
32bit PCI: Generic Firewire 400 card
64bit PCI: BCM5703 Gig-E (Compaq NC7771)
64bit PCI: Sil3124 SATA w/ mdadm RAID1 (pair of WD VelociRaptors) |
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Jaglover Watchman
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