With x86 it should go in order of PCI slots with onboard being first, I believe.
How the daughterboard wraps around the other ports is very odd - maybe the PCI (or equivilent) addresses wrap around? On 11/8/08, Randall Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We have 4 port ethernet cards in our main AMD based router running MT. . > When we've swaped to new box, the restore doesn't always get it right. > Mostly due to whether or not onboard lan was enabled. The 4 port card is > always sequential, just sometimes not always at the beginning or end. > > Winbox doesn't show the port number, but terminal screen does under /int > print. Helps me keep them straight after I've renamed them. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Josh Luthman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mikrotik discussions" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 5:48 PM > Subject: Re: [Mikrotik] Ethernet port ordering > > >> With that being the case take note if you have to replace the board >> and do a backup/restore! >> >> On 11/7/08, Butch Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> On Fri, 7 Nov 2008, Craig Baird wrote: >>> >>>>I've got something weird going on. I just configured an RB532 with >>>>the RB564 daugterboard. Here's what I'm seeing: >>>> >>>>This is very confusing when trying to figure out which port to >>>>physically plug various cables into. I've tried resetting the >>>>config, but it didn't change anything. Any suggestions on what I >>>>can do to get the port ordering straightened back out? >>> >>> This is a common issue. The only "fix" is to rename the interfaces. >>> It is a problem that I know MT has been told about, but they did >>> not, could not or would not (take your pick) change the behaviour. >>> >>> -- >>> ******************************************************************** >>> * Butch Evans * Professional Network Consultation* >>> * http://www.butchevans.com/ * Network Engineering * >>> * http://www.wispa.org/ * WISPA Board Member * >>> * http://blog.butchevans.com/ * Wired or Wireless Networks * >>> ******************************************************************** >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mikrotik mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik >>> >> >> -- >> Sent from my mobile device >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. >> --- Henry Spencer >> _______________________________________________ >> Mikrotik mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik >> >> -- >> This message has been scanned for viruses and >> dangerous content by Basin Broadband, Inc., >> utilizing DefenderMX technology, and is >> believed to be clean. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.0/1773 - Release Date: 11/7/2008 > 9:08 AM > > _______________________________________________ > Mikrotik mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik > -- Sent from my mobile device Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. --- Henry Spencer
