Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 16:15:50 -0500 From: Mark Mayo <mark@vmunix.com> To: Font <font@Mcs.Net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 2 identical nics - which is which? Message-ID: <19980116161550.13813@vmunix.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980116134939.12248B-100000@Jupiter.Mcs.Net>; from Font on Fri, Jan 16, 1998 at 01:55:09PM -0600 References: <19980116102821.09261@vmunix.com> <Pine.BSF.3.95.980116134939.12248B-100000@Jupiter.Mcs.Net>
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On Fri, Jan 16, 1998 at 01:55:09PM -0600, Font wrote: [SNIP] > I suppose that maybe fxp3 is out of order because it's a shared slot or > something. I don't know much about how that works. But it seems > reasonable to assume that this could vary by PCI chipset, and so it's not > safe to assume any particular ordering; one could really mess up one's > static routing if one assumed wrongly. Indeed :-) > But you already know from your existing setup what the Ethernet addr of > your existing fxp is, so when you change de to fxp, you will know whether > you need to adjust your rc.conf. It's a lot easier with one addition! Good point. That's exactly what I'll do (just boot it and see if fxp0 stayed at the same ethernet address - if so, leave it; if not, change the card..) I could just modify my rc.conf, but it's probably easier to just swap the card :-) Thanks, -Mark > > A bug in my MUA causes news.announce.newusers font > to be sent to beneficiaries and senders of UCE/SPAM. @ > mcs.net > Wishes are like dishes. > > On Fri, 16 Jan 1998, Mark Mayo wrote: > > > Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 10:28:21 -0500 > > From: Mark Mayo <mark@vmunix.com> > > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > Subject: 2 identical nics - which is which? > > > > Hi, here's a silly question. I currently have a machine running that > > has a de0 and a fxp0 card in it. I want to replace the de0 card with > > another identical fxp one.. since they're both PCI, how do I know > > which card will become fxp0 and which will become fxp1 ?? I could > > just "try it out",, but I'd like to minimize downtime so if there is > > a way to know this in advance (slot position, etc.) I'd really love > > to know! > > > > TIA, > > -Mark > > > > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Mark Mayo mark@vmunix.com > > RingZero Comp. http://www.vmunix.com/mark > > > > finger mark@vmunix.com for my PGP key and GCS code > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Win95/NT - 32 bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to > > an an 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit microprocessor, > > written by a 2 bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition. -UGU > > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Mayo mark@vmunix.com RingZero Comp. http://www.vmunix.com/mark finger mark@vmunix.com for my PGP key and GCS code ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Win95/NT - 32 bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to an an 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition. -UGU
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