ethernet port renumbering...

[Bruce Labitt]

Ben Scott wrote:
> On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 5:56 PM, Bruce Labitt
> <bruce.labitt at myfairpoint.net> wrote:
>   
>> I removed the old card and plugged in the new one.  Unfortunately, the
>> card is now eth2 instead of eth1.
>>     
>
>   This generally indicates that the distribution's stuff is
> recognizing the old card by MAC address, and keeping that "eth1={your
> old card's MAC address}" mapping.  Sometimes, this is what one wants
> (like when hot plugging USB or CardBus adapters).  What you need to do
> is find that mapping, and change/delete it.
>
>   I could tell you were this is in distributions derived from
> headwear, but unfortunately, not distributions derived from Ian and
> Debra.  I can offer some guesses:
>
>   Is there anything in /etc/network/interfaces that is specifying a MAC address?
>   
No
>   Check /etc/modprob.conf and/or /etc/modprobe.d for anything that is
> specifying a MAC address.
>   
nothing there either...
> -- Ben
>
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