Re: /etc/network/interfaces and unique identifiers for NICs
On Thu, Feb 20, 2003 at 01:33:50AM -0800, Adam Lydick wrote:
> Is there a way to associate a MAC or device type (wireless vs. ethernet)
> with entries in /etc/network/interfaces? My laptop is configured to
> disable the ethernet hardware onboard if the cable is disconnected, thus
> eth0 and eth1 are often interchanged. Also, the driver used for a given
> card will change the name given to the interface (wlan0 vs. eth1).
>
> Is there a way to ID a nic via the MAC address (in
> /etc/network/interfaces) so that I am not bound to the whims of
> device/driver activation order?
see /usr/share/doc/ifupdown/examples/
Mike.
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