Could you not add eth0 first... then add eth1 after you finish configuring the first NIC? That way there'd be no confusion which was which.
Anthony > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Telford > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 4:52 PM > To: redhat-list > Subject: which NIC is which > > > I'm building routers. It's difficult to tell in advance which NIC will > be assigned eth0 and which will assigned eth1 when using two NICs. Ping > testing usually clears up this simple problem. > > The identification problem gets worse when adding a third NIC, after > sorting out the first two NICs. Frequently the eth0 or eth1 assignments > for the first two NICs change. > > Of course adding a fourth and fifth NIC multiplies the identification > problem. Yes, some of my routers are supporting five network segments. > > My question is, what's the algorithm for assigning Ethernet > designations? I know it not placement order in the PCI bus, and I know > its not the NIC data-link address. > > So what is it? > > Thanks ...John > -- > John Telford - Owner > JohnTelford.com LLC > 503-292-6865 - fax:503-292-3094 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - www.johntelford.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
