Re: question about network card setting in Debian Etch - please help

[ann kok <annkok2001@yahoo.com>]

thank you Andrew

the content is 
iface eth0 inet static
     address 10.0.0.2
     network 10.0.0.0
     netmask 255.0.0.0
     gateway 10.0.0.1

My question is:

dmesg to grep eth can show "eth0 and eth1" for intel
card
but ifconfig for the intel card is eth7 and eth8
respectively.

When I put eth0 in the /network/interface and reboot
again, eth0 does not exist. I have to put eth7
instead. but why dmesg is different ifconfig.

how and why debian defines the network card?

thank you again









> 
> > 
> > I don't configure the /etc/network/interface
> > 
> > how debian configure the card in eth0.1..2.3
> > and
> > what file in debian to control the card?
> 
> oh. yes, you need to configure
> /etc/network/interface
> 
> > 
> > I am confused!
> > 
> > 2/ what is function of "allow-hotplug" in the
> > /etc/network/interface?
> > Sometime I comment it, the card doesn't show up!
> 
> allow-hotplug sets the system so that udev controls
> the network
> interface as a pluggable device, like a usb drive
> might be
> controlled. You are probably better served to
> replace allow-hotplug
> <interface> with auto <interface> and a proper
> 
> iface <interface> stanza for each connection.
> 
> > 
> > 3/ When i change the file in
> /etc/network/interface,
> > Can i restart the network without rebooting?
> > how?
> 
> /etc/init.d/network<tab> restart
> 
> or 
> 
> ifdown -a && ifup -a 
> 
> A
> 



       
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