Setting NIC to eth0/eth1

[Cyber Source]

Check the motherboard manual for the BIOS settings and capabilities for the
PCI slot addressing. Most newer mb's allow and show addressing per pci slot.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-nflug at nflug.org [mailto:owner-nflug at nflug.org]On Behalf Of
Robert Meyer
Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 9:19 AM
To: nflug at nflug.org
Subject: Re: Setting NIC to eth0/eth1



--- Joe Bielli <jbielli at netsos.com> wrote:
> Does anybody know how to set which NIC becomes eth0/eth1 when the driver
> loads up? I know its kind of a trivial question, but I am developing a
> solution for a customer, and I notice that this time around, my NIC's
> have swapped. How can I set which one to be eth0 or eth1? If I boot to
> the old kernel, they are like they were. I'm sure some kernel params can
> be passed, but how can I compile it this way?
>

Ouch!  This is one that I truly don't understand, either.  I generally swap
NIC
cables until stuff is right.  Then I mark the boards so I don't forget.
Anybody have a clue how PCI works?  I am guessing that each slot is
addressable, somehow and that each slot is poked in order to find out what's
there.

later...

Bob Meyer


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Bob Meyer
Knightwing Communications, Inc.
36 Cayuga Blvd
Depew, NY 14043
Phone: 716-308-8931 or 716-681-0076
Meyer_RM at Yahoo.com

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