Re: Question on interface enumeration

2007-09-24 Thread Ted Unangst
On 9/21/07, Gregory Edigarov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, thank you for so in-depth explanation, but what I meant really was: is it guaranteed that if one take a card from the server and then install the other card of the same make to the same slot, it will have the same id? yes, if it's

Re: Question on interface enumeration

2007-09-23 Thread Nick Guenther
On 9/21/07, Marius ROMAN [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 9/21/07, Gregory Edigarov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The best thing however would be to have the ability to set the name of an intreface based on it's mac address, perhaps somebody is working on it/having it on the todo list? Something

Question on interface enumeration

2007-09-21 Thread Gregory Edigarov
Hello Everybody, Supposing I have several identical NIC's in my server, can I predict which become int0, which become int1, etc? A link to document explaining (or man something) would absolutely suffice. Thank you. -- With best regards, Gregory Edigarov

Re: Question on interface enumeration

2007-09-21 Thread Nick Holland
Gregory Edigarov wrote: Hello Everybody, Supposing I have several identical NIC's in my server, can I predict which become int0, which become int1, etc? A link to document explaining (or man something) would absolutely suffice. Thank you. Not Easily, at least if you are referring to a

Re: Question on interface enumeration

2007-09-21 Thread Gregory Edigarov
Nick Holland wrote: Gregory Edigarov wrote: Hello Everybody, Supposing I have several identical NIC's in my server, can I predict which become int0, which become int1, etc? A link to document explaining (or man something) would absolutely suffice. Thank you. Not Easily, at least

Re: Question on interface enumeration

2007-09-21 Thread Marius ROMAN
Something like iftab on debian. On 9/21/07, Gregory Edigarov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The best thing however would be to have the ability to set the name of an intreface based on it's mac address, perhaps somebody is working on it/having it on the todo list? -- With best regards,