Re: udev z25_persistent-net.rules problem

[David Parker <dparker@utica.edu>]

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From: Account for Debian group mail <debian@pcez.com>
Date: Friday, July 25, 2008 10:43 pm
Subject: udev z25_persistent-net.rules problem
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> 
> The next time it boots up the machine does not recognize eth0
> and there is a eth1 added to the above file. If I change the
> /etc/network/interfaces file to eth1 and do a ifup -a there is the
> Internet.
> 
> Each time the machine is booted up the number climbs eth1 eth2 
> eth3 ...
> etc.
> 

Hi,

This is a problem with the forcedeth driver in etch.  See this post:

http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2007/10/msg02402.html

I hope this helps.

    - Dave