Yes, nameif would have worked if I had not removed the one card. Do you have an example "/etc/mactab" file ?
It appears that nameif is part of the net-tools debian package. Thanks. >On 02/12/04 18:46 +0200, Alexandros Papadopoulos wrote: > On Wednesday 01 December 2004 17:10, Theodore Knab wrote: > > I have a problem with BIOS messing up the order in which my three > > ethernet cards are coming up. > > > > More specifically, I want the this: > > > > eth0 = motherboard ethernet card (eepro100) > > 0000:00:0e.0, 00:D0:B7:89:AD:6D, I/O at 0x2040, IRQ 21. > > > > eth1 = second card: slot 2 pci (eepro100) > > 0000:02:04.0, 00:0E:0C:61:15:F1, I/O at 0x3000, IRQ 20. > > > > eth2 = third card: slot 4 pci (eepro100) > > 0000:00:0b.0, 00:0E:0C:61:15:F8, I/O at 0x2000, IRQ 18. > > > > Currently, they are coming up in this order: > > eth0: 0000:00:0b.0, 00:0E:0C:61:15:F8, I/O at 0x2000, IRQ 18. > > eth1: 0000:00:0e.0, 00:D0:B7:89:AD:6D, I/O at 0x2040, IRQ 21. > > eth2: 0000:02:04.0, 00:0E:0C:61:15:F1, I/O at 0x3000, IRQ 20. > > > > The order was right until I added the third card. Yes, they are all > > using the same driver. > > > > When I added the third network device, the devices all shuffle > > around. > > > > Anybody know how to fix this or what might have caused this ? > > You could use nameif(8) to name your interfaces on initialization, and > go from there. > > -A > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- ------------------------------------------ Ted Knab Chester, Maryland 21619 USA ------------------------------------------ The perception of knowledge is an egotistical farce in which humans extrapolate from simplifications. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]