[CLUG] network card id switching

[Steve Walsh]

You can define the Ethernet address in redhat (Fedora and EL) using the
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ethX file, which contains the device's
mac address.

This binds that card designation to it's address. If you need to config
anythis else, you can use the "neat" config tool, or system-config-network.

-----Original Message-----
From: Francis James Whittle [mailto:FJ.Whittle at gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, 9 June 2006 6:43 PM
To: linux at lists.samba.org
Subject: Re: [CLUG] network card id switching


If I understand correctly, it's actually possibly to bring up the
configuration of an interface (and, in fact, rename it if you're using
kernel 2.6 [with sysfs?]) according to its MAC address.

On Fri, 2006-06-09 at 17:50 +1000, freegazer wrote:
> I will soon need to do a bit of work on some dual nic'd machines. I
remember
> during the recent presentation on diskless booting that there was more
than
> a little discussion on the problem of nic addresses changing at boot time.
> If memory serves right Bob mentioned that he resolved the issue be
changing
> the default boot sequence for Debian so that the cards would keep the same
> "eth" location.
> Does anyone know of an article on this? Or perhaps is there a chance
sombody
> kept reasonable notes?
> The systems need to be running RH rather than Debian so I don't know if
> exactly the same fix will work but I would like to look into it.
>
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