Re: swapping interfaces

[Jonathan Schmitt <other.list@detla.de>]

>I may be off here, and someone will let me know.
>
>It should be as simple as shutting down the interfaces "ifdown -a"
>
>Then editing the /etc/network/interface file, and swapping the "eth0" &
>"eth1"

This would result in a configuration change (i.e. if You configure static IP 
addresses) but won't change the device names (these are determined by the 
kernel itself). Therefore, if You had a program, hardcoded to use eth0, it 
wouldn't change a thing.
   js
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