Re: udev won't let me change my network interface?

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

On 2009-08-31 21:26, C. G. Montgomery wrote:
> Ron Johnson ron.l.johnson@cox.net wrote:
>
> > On 2009-08-31 20:35, C. G. Montgomery wrote:
> > > I have a desktop computer running Debian testing (squeeze),  kernel
> > > 2.6.30, with KDE 4.2.4. Previously it had been connected by ethernet to
> > > a
> > > similar machine using an interface eth0.  Now I want to connect it to
> > > my new DSL service.
> > > <snip> ...
> > > I can find discussions of how to change the name of an existing
> > > interface with udev, but nothing about removing one interface and
> > > adding another.
> > > Any suggestions welcome.  Let me know if other information would be
> > > useful.
> > Yes, udev controls the interface name, but it's based on MAC
> > address, not IP address.  So, do you have two ethernet ports on your
> > computer, and plan to use both at the same time?
>
> No, there is just one ethernet port.  Eventually I will want to set up a
> local network with several machines using the DSL, but for now I just
> want a single cable from the DSL modem to the PC, and a single network
> interface besides the loopback.
>
> How can I specify the MAC address so it will be used correctly?

But your system already knows it's MAC address as eth0.  Why not use 
it for your DSL connection???

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