Messages in this thread | | | From | Andrey Borzenkov <> | Subject | Re: Strange ethN numbering problem. | Date | Tue, 09 Jan 2007 07:06:15 +0300 |
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John Clark wrote:
> Bernd Eckenfels schrieb: >> In article <45A2E19F.4070307@metricsystems.com> you wrote: >> >>> However, when the system comes up and attempt to do an ifconfig, the >>> 'ethN' numbers >>> have changed to a some what intermengled seriese starting with eth6... >>> eth10. >>> >> >> maybe a system startup script is renaming them (in order to give them >> well known numbers)? >> >> What kind of distribution is that? is this a new problem? Have a look in >> /etc/mactab. > > This is not a 'new' distribtution. In fact, the disk was used for a > previous hardware box, of the same > manufacturer and allegedly the same cpu mother board. >
Then quite likely it remembered lower numbers for "old" interfaces and starts renaming with next available.
> The kernel is 2.6.19.1 the at-that-moment current linux kernel. > > What should I look for in terms of interface renaming.
I guess in udev rules; look also if you have /etc/iftab. The best you can do is asking in lists/groups dedicated to your distribution.
-andrey
> What is also sort > of strange is that they all > have the same 'mac' address vendor unique id... even though two > interfaces are for an Intel > ethernet chip, and the othe 4 are from the Marvel chip. > > Thanks > John Clark
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