Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 22:58:18 -0800 (PST) From: Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com> To: Harlan.Stenn@pfcs.com (Harlan Stenn) Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DEVFS, the time has come... Message-ID: <199901280658.WAA24316@bubba.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <20942.917503290@brown.pfcs.com> from Harlan Stenn at "Jan 28, 99 01:01:30 am"
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Harlan Stenn writes: > > Also the eth[0..x] thing means you can replace your ethernet card with a > > new one of a different type without having to look through your config > > code for references to ed0 or whatever. > > Just to ask, what happens when the probe order changes and your multiple > NICs start popping up on the wrong eth port? It wouldn't be based on probe order, unless you wanted it to be fully automatic (read: newbies). The rest of us would use an explict rc.network (or whatever) configuration that linked up specific ethernet drivers with interfaces. I think Solaris (?) requires you to do this, it's called "plumbing your interfaces" or something (according to Julian). -Archie ___________________________________________________________________________ Archie Cobbs * Whistle Communications, Inc. * http://www.whistle.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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