Re: [SLE] How to specify which Eth-x maps to to which nic.
Dylan <dylan@dylan.me.uk> 11/13/02 09:34AM >>> I've got a few machines with two identical Intel cards in them. They *seem* to assign in mac-address order: eth0=numerically lowest mac. This may be coincidence tho, since I haven't done empirical testing. I think if
Hello, everyone. I know for sure that this is true of 3COM NICs. Can't say for other brands, however. Maybe instead of mixing up the cards in the different machines, the original poster might consider moving some cards around so that the same brand cards are all together in the same machine. That would make it easier to predict the ethx assignments. Bye for now, Stuart. <snip> they use different modules then the load order may also be relevant.
Hello, everyone.
I know for sure that this is true of 3COM NICs. Can't say for other brands, however.
Maybe instead of mixing up the cards in the different machines, the original poster might consider moving some cards around so that the same brand cards are all together in the same machine. That would make it easier to predict the ethx assignments.
Bye for now, Stuart.
This does not solve the "problem". On a machine with an Asus A7V8X motherboard, I have an Intelcard in PCI slot 6 and four 3c905cx nics in PCI slot 5, 4, 3, 2. The order in which the cards are named by the system are as follows: eth0=Intel in PCI slot 6. eth1= 3com in PCI slot 5 eth2= 3com in PCI slot 2 eth3= 3com in PCI slot 3 eth4= 3com in PCI slot 4 Very strange. As mentioned earlier, I have tried to swap some of the 3com cards and I have tried to change the IRQ settings for the boards. The result is always the same !?. I have some motherboards with 3c905c nics where the mapping is straight forward eth0=PCI-1 eth1=PCI-2 etc. On other motherboards it's the opposite way around eth0=PCI-3 eth1=PCI-2 etc. It would not be a problem if I could figure out how to probe the system for the eth/PCI slot mapping Bo
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