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



ann kok(annkok2001@yahoo.com) is reported to have said:
> 
> 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?
> 
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You might try the answer to the question
"Intel pro100 NIC problem in Etch" from Yuwen Dai today.

Wayne

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Rich companies buy Red Hat Linux and a costly service agreement.
Smart companies install Debian Linux and just enjoy it. 
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