[NTLUG:Discuss] Ethernet Card Issues

[Tom McDonald]

Dennis Rice wrote:
> In Fedora / RH, look at the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ethX 
> file.  The new format specifies the MAC address, which is in conformance 
> to requirements for IPv6.  Knowing the MAC address will allow the system 
> to designate a specific card.  If you need to change cards, the (GUI) 
> will not allow you to disable the card, as the MAC address does not 
> match, you will have to use the command "ifconfig ethX down".
> 
> Dennis
> 
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> Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 13:18:02 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Shawn VS <br8kit at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] Ethernet card issues
> To: discuss at ntlug.org
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> I was wondering if anyone knew how to force the second
> of a pair of ethernet cards to eth0 every time in SUSE
> Linux.
> This card will always be a 3Com network card.
> 
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You can set a persistent name for the ethernet card in the /etc/udev
configuration.  Check the udev man pages as there are many options
available.

Tom



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