Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 19:07:56 +0900 From: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com> To: Rod Taylor <oscentral@usa.net> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Network Cards Message-ID: <36B9717C.EBDE13@newsguy.com> References: <99020320193400.08377@a20.my.intranet>
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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. -- Daniel C. Sobral (8-DCS) dcs@newsguy.com She just looked at him over the rotating pencil like, how slow can a mammal be and still have respiratory functions? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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