Rod Taylor wrote:
>
> I've often wondered this, but why is it that every network card has a
> different
> 'name'.
>
> xl0, rl0, vr0, ed0, etc. etc. etc
>
> I tried simlinking them to a common name (I have xl0, rl0, and ed0 active in
> my
> current machine). linked to eth0, eth1, eth2 (didn't work).
>
> However, it would be nice if they all had a common name to the end user..
> Primarily, me.. Especially when you rip out one card, install another, then
> the name changes on you...
Suppose you have "xl" and "vr" in your computer. They are named eth0
and eth1, respectively. You then replace your "vr" by a "ed". Mark
with an X the correct option:
( ) the names for "vr" and "ed" will be eth0 and eth1, respectively.
( ) the names for "vr" and "ed" will be eth1 and eth0, respectively.
( ) none of the above
Can you see what I'm getting at here? :-)
The best solution would be hardwiring the names, but in that case it
doesn't matter what are the default names.
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