Re: eth0 or eth1
On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:29:54 -0500 (EST)
Stephen Powell <zlinuxman@wowway.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:27:47 -0500, Celejar wrote:
> > No need to erase the whole file, or to shutdown / reboot (assuming the
> > relevant driver is built as a module). As I note here, just comment out
> > the relevant line, and then unload and reload the relevant kernel
> > module.
>
> I figured there was probably a less disruptive way, but I knew that erase /
> reboot would work, assuming only one NIC. But since we're on the subject,
> just what would the "relevant kernel module" be? The device-specific
> driver for the NIC, such as xirc2ps_cs, for example? Or a more general
> networking module? What would be the exact procedure? I'm guessing
> something like:
>
> [edit rules file]
> ifdown eth1
> modprobe -r xirc2ps_cs
> modprobe xirc2ps_cs
> ifup eth0 [if needed]
I'm pretty sure this is right - I've done this sort of thing with my
wireless drivers (b43, ath5k). The device nodes are created by the
chipset-specific drivers, so they're the ones relevant to the udev
system, IIUC.
Celejar
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