-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Joachim Schrod wrote: > G T Smith wrote: > >>>> Edit the file /etc/udev/rules.d/30-net_persistent_names.rules >>>> >>>> change eth3 to eth0 and restart the network. Take care not to have >>>> another eth0 in this file !! >>> >>> That seems like a pretty kludgy way to do it. I just don't want >>> KNetworkManager to use eth3 as the default interface on boot. Yes, >>> changing that file would work, though I would probably have to >>> reconfigure all the network settings for eth0 and eth3. >>> >>> Where does it store the setting to use eth3 as the primary interface? >> >> In the above file :-) The names are generated by udev from another rule >> set and added to this file... > > Addendum: This usually happens if one cloned a Linux system from one > host to another, or if one exchanged Ethernet cards, or if one changes > MAC addresses. Since you worte about "reconfigure", you already had a > configuration for eth0, and you could fall under one of these cases. > > That files holds a record of all previously configured Ethernet devices, > and maps MAC addresses to device names. It operates under the assumption > that a device name is allocated for a newly seen MAC address and then > reserved for it -- which is a reasonable assumption for enterprise > environments and not always true for SOHO and private environments. > > Joachim >
In my case I am fairly certain it is something eccentric in the hardware. Sony laptops while nice machines are not noted for their usability under linux, and while everything seems to work (I admit I have not tested the sony stick slot), you do have do tweak things in odd ways to get a result. The WiFi driver refuses to load from boot. However, it will load from the command line which I prefer anyway, tried various combinations of manual loading, boot loading all with same result. It adds a new entry to the file after each reboot with same hardware parameters but a new device name. (Under 9.3 the wired and wireless cards used to be randomly assigned eth0 and eth1, at least things are a bit more consistent now). - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGswEvasN0sSnLmgIRAm7fAJ0dDx0/jsln3u9ly6T9cIVxQA5TKgCfeXWO njHUV0L7cToOyf1Ao/pWdKk= =3+L8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
