-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, Dec 04, 2006 at 10:16:18AM +0100, Marcin Giedz wrote: > Hello, > > I've got several Intel server platforms .... on every platform I > upgraded BIOS to the latest version and installed Debian Etch. On five > of them I have two ethernet interfaces eth0/eth1 but ONLY one has eth1 > eth2 actually eth2/eth1 - this order. > > debian:~# cat /proc/net/dev > Inter-| Receive | Transmit > face |bytes packets errs drop fifo frame compressed > multicast|bytes packets errs drop fifo colls carrier compressed > lo: 6272 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 > 6272 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 > eth0:70052053 724027 0 0 0 0 0 0 > 13840349 10660 0 0 0 0 0 0 > eth1: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 > 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 > debian:~# > > debian:~# cat /proc/net/dev > Inter-| Receive | Transmit > face |bytes packets errs drop fifo frame compressed > multicast|bytes packets errs drop fifo colls carrier compressed > lo: 1744 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 > 1744 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 > eth2: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 > 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 > eth1:69578781 718143 0 0 0 0 0 0 > 106021 1375 0 0 0 0 0 0 > debian:~# > > How this is possible? How kernel/module (e1000) calculates interface > number and what can cause such "disorder"? i have had a simialar expirience using cheap realtek based cards and also some 3com ones...
since then i use ifrename to asign the names based on the mac address... this could also be done via udev i think... yours albert - -- Albert Dengg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iQCVAwUBRXQ3/CIMiEpzxsFKAQIKmQQAiqEn1DZchDHkfRNfUFF353Esm8dixmmI 8/HdEX4YTFqHrKOa6t7Z4e3KJGPSxlVwQumL0tSTRbSV/2qyOfdQJ5K5frinB5Kz r7y6MP6fKIND6UShm98UdoeCgCx+iZxXUh908AJd8+DW5BHem8C0qPzDAyGrgVGi 5nvmHA7XEuw= =frBe -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----