Re: discover seems to have changed my NICs

["mlaks@verizon.net" <mlaks@verizon.net>]

On Monday 20 December 2004 05:39 pm, Jeremy Turner wrote:

> (atleast a 2.4 to a 2.6) the order in which modules load might change.
>
> If you use a kernel with modules for your NICs, I would suggest using
> aliases to explicitly name your ethernet cards.  Something like:
>
> # echo "alias eth0 3c59x" >> /etc/modprobe.d/alias
> # echo "alias eth1 tulip" >> /etc/modprobe.d/alias
> # update-modules

I am a debian newbie, learning the ropes. I have seen the update-modules 
command on a few mailings to debian-user. But when I go to the man page to 
find out what it does, it says:
UPDATE-MODULES(8)                             Debian                            
UPDATE-MODULES(8)
NAME
       update-modules - obsolete command

what is it doing? I am running sid and I see files 
a /etc/modules  /etc/modules.conf  /etc/modules.conf.old
and a /etc/modprobe.d/ directory with aliases.
Is there a nice document to explain the relative roles of these 
files/directories and their associated shell commands in a modern debian 
environment?
Thanks,
MItchell 
>
> Replace "3c59x" and "tulip" with your NIC module names.
>
> Jeremy