Re: Strange ethN numbering problem.

[Bernd Eckenfels]

In article <45A2E19F.4070307@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> you wrote:
> However, when the system comes up and attempt to do an ifconfig, the 
> 'ethN' numbers
> have changed to a some what intermengled seriese starting with eth6... 
> eth10.

maybe a system startup script is renaming them (in order to give them well
known numbers)? 

What kind of distribution is that? is this a new problem? Have a look in
/etc/mactab.

Gruss
Bernd
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