Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 09:11:42 +0000 (GMT) From: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com> To: Harlan Stenn <Harlan.Stenn@pfcs.com> Cc: "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au>, Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl>, current@FreeBSD.ORG, Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com> Subject: Re: DEVFS, the time has come... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.01.9901280910080.95594-100000@herring.nlsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <20942.917503290@brown.pfcs.com>
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On Thu, 28 Jan 1999, Harlan Stenn wrote: > > 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? > > This may be *much* more difficult when one of several cards die (how do you > know which one broke?) and then you replace it and discover the new probe > order is different... > > Or will be be able to wire them down in the config file (which will at > least address part of the problem)? If we did this, there would obviously have to be some kind of wiring system. The same problem exists in a much smaller way for machines with more that one of the same type of card. -- Doug Rabson Mail: dfr@nlsystems.com Nonlinear Systems Ltd. Phone: +44 181 442 9037 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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