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Date:      Thu, 28 Jan 1999 01:01:30 -0500
From:      Harlan Stenn <Harlan.Stenn@pfcs.com>
To:        "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
Cc:        Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl>, current@FreeBSD.ORG, dfr@nlsystems.com, archie@whistle.com (Archie Cobbs)
Subject:   Re: DEVFS, the time has come... 
Message-ID:  <20942.917503290@brown.pfcs.com>
In-Reply-To: "Daniel O'Connor"'s (doconnor@gsoft.com.au) message dated Thu, 28 Jan 1999 15:59:52.  <XFMail.990128155952.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> 

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> 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)?

H


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