> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Nick Holland > Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 9:01 AM > To: Michiel van der Kraats > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: network adapter order > > On Mon, Aug 01, 2005 at 01:12:08PM +0200, Michiel van der Kraats wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Is it possible to change the order in which the kernel detects and > > names network interfaces? I have a system which has one fxp onboard > > and one fxp as a PCI card. With the PCI card, the onboard NIC is > > named fxp1 and the PCI card fxp0. Can something be done to change the > > ordering? It's conceptually easier to tell people the onboard NIC is > > their internal network. > > what does the ordering have to do with which one is which? Simply alter > your pf.conf rules. You probably want to use a macro to name the > interfaces, anyway. So $EXT becomes fxp0...so what? > > Altering the numbering order of PCI cards would require a custom kernel, > and that would be really, really bad in this case. (imagine booting off > a GENERIC kernel by mistake, and ending up with your network config > completely reversed!) > > Nick.
Perhaps we could get some insight as to how this ordering happens from those who know. I've never had a problem with it changing on me, but it might be nice to know how the kernel decides, and what mistakes we might make that could cause it to happen. Just an attempt to turn a question into education.
