Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 31 Dec 2001 11:40:42 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: how to map network cards ? |
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Jesse Pollard wrote: > The only way to determine > the ACTUAL eth0 is via mac number and trial and error.
not correct, as noted in other e-mail.
> I configure ONE interface (all others are down), then plug in to a working > network. > > If I can ping the other machine then I know which network a given > interface is on - label it. > > Now down that interface, and initialize another one. Repeat until all > interfaces are identified.
also note that one can rename interfaces, or in the future they might appear out-of-order. To only way to be obsolutely certain where a network device is on the PCI bus is ETHTOOL_GDRVINFO.
Jeff
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