On Thu 29 Aug 2019 at 12:03:22 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Thursday 29 August 2019 09:26:25 mick crane wrote: > > > On 2019-08-29 13:45, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 08:19:29PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > >> Thats a miss-statement. I do want persistent interface names EVEN > > >> if I move this boot drive to a whole new box. > > >> > > >> This machine does in fact have 2 nic's. And I have indeed used > > >> both at > > >> the same time but haven't mastered "consistently". > > > > > > I cannot for the life of me figure out what you want. If you can > > > ever figure out how to state your desires clearly, we'll try to help > > > you. > > > > > > Until then, um, good luck with whatever this is. I mean this > > > literally, > > > because apparently your network configuration relies on random > > > chance to succeed. > > > > hardly scientific but if you want to see which NIC is which do some > > network activity and see which light is flashing. > > mick > > That requires turning the whole 30" tall tower around, and hoping all the > cables still reach. A genuine PITA. This room is mine. Its a midden
Not at all. Turn the back of the tower with a couple of mirrors. -- Brian (ConstructiveSolutionsAreUs)