* Harald Dunkel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-08-22 16:33]: > Question: How can I make sure that "em2" doesn't become "em0" > if my dual-port NIC dies?
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> $ dmesg | grep '^em0' em0 at pci5 dev 0 function 0 "Intel PRO/1000 PT (80003ES2)" rev 0x01: apic 2 int 18 (irq 11), address 00:18:f3:70:b1:74 then you are a bit doomed, as config(8) is not enough to change your kernel acording, thus you need to build your own. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> $ cd /usr/src/sys/arch/`arch -s`/conf/ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> conf $ cat > TEST <<EOF > include "arch/i386/conf/GENERIC" > em0 at pci5 dev0 function 0 > EOF <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> conf $ config TEST TEST:2: em0 at pci5 is orphaned (no pci5 declared) *** Stop. too bad. now you need to declare pci5 statically (get from your dmesg), and everything that leads to it (ppbX, maybe a pciX that ppbX sits on, I leave that to you). worth it? dunno. a script at boot that checks mac addresses and makes creative use of interface groups might be easier. -- Henning Brauer, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] BS Web Services, http://bsws.de Full-Service ISP - Secure Hosting, Mail and DNS Services Dedicated Servers, Rootservers, Application Hosting - Hamburg & Amsterdam
