nameif does exactly what you've described - fix the interface name and mac address.
You'll need to put in a mactab file, and make sure nameif runs at the beginning of your /etc/init.d/networking You can give whatever names you want - wan0, lan0, dmz0, or anything else.. some programs might crib about interfaces with weird names, but most should be ok. In your shorewall interfaces file, merely give the new names and you're done. Prasanna. On 3/30/07, Rich Wales <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can anyone offer suggestions on how to make sure the right network > interface card is being assigned to the right network? > > I'm uncomfortable with the way my OS (Ubuntu 6.10 Server, 2.6.17-10 > kernel) simply calls the interfaces "eth0", "eth1", and "eth2". I'm > worried that some unnoticed system change could cause these labels > to be switched around without warning after a reboot. > > I imagine it might be possible to write code that would probe the > network cards, identify each card by its MAC address, and assign the > correct IP address info and Shorewall function to each card, no matter > what the kernel might choose to call the card. > > Presumably, this would involve replacing the existing network startup > script (/etc/init.d/networking) and invoking a suitable script in > /etc/shorewall/params to set variables to point to the interfaces as > appropriate. > > I have no idea if Shorewall's save/restore would still work in such an > environment. > > Has anyone successfully implemented this? > > Rich Wales === Palo Alto, CA, USA === [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.richw.org === http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Richwales > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Shorewall-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Shorewall-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-users
