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From: "Daniel O'Callaghan" <danny@panda.hilink.com.au>
To: Sales <sales@etinc.com>
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Subject: Re: pci probes with multiple "units" (MORE)
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On Sun, 27 Apr 1997, Sales wrote:

> A suggestion:
> 
> When pci devices are probed, the O/S prints out something similar
> to this:
> 
> eth0 <ET/5025PQ QUAD Adapter> rev 0 int a irq 10 on pci0:17
> eth1 <ET/5025PQ DUAL Adapter> rev 0 int a irq 11 on pci0:18

Has ET Inc *really* called its synch serial card devices 'eth'?  Isn't 
that a recipe for customer confusion?  What are they called in Linux, 
where all ethernet cards are 'eth'?

Danny