But then if I added another say ed0, it wouldn't get eth2 :)

But yeah, I understand where you're going...


>> 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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