Hi,
--- On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 8:04 AM, Balu manyam <balu.manyam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
| doing a search on the web , few folks have suggested to have a udev
| rule(kernel version >=2.6.*) to bind mac adresss or device adresss to the
| device logical name -- hmm - there must be a simpler way to do this -
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That is the right way for 2.6 kernels. What is not simple in it? Add
to udev rules (for example):
# PCI device 0x1317:0x0985 (tulip)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTRS{address}=="00:50:bf:99:ce:9e",
NAME="eth1"
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| especially in 2.4 kernels .............
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For 2.4, you can use hotplug scripts:
http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net/?selected=net
SK
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Shakthi Kannan
http://www.shakthimaan.com
