On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Alex Dean wrote: > On Oct 4, 2009, at 3:28 AM, Dazed_75 wrote: > > ubuntu 9.04 from /var/log/messages >> >> ifserver kernel: [ 9.611230] udev: renamed network interface eth0 to >> eth1 >> >> BTW, this is the ethernet port on the motherboard. I assume that it was >> originally known as eth0. But when a PCI ethernet card was added, I was >> surprised to see it listed as eth0 and the motherboard as eth1. Apparently >> now that the machine is back to only having the MB ethernet, udev is still >> wanting to call it eth1. Probably a better idea than trying to find and fix >> all references to eth0 and eth1. >> > > I'm not sure if you're using NetworkManager or configuring your own > interfaces. In NetworkManager, I see how to look up which MAC address is > associated with which ethernet device (eth0, eth1, etc), but I don't see any > way to set these associations. > > If you're doing your configuration via /etc/network/interfaces, you can add > a 'hwaddress' stanza in the configuration for either a 'static' or 'dhcp' > interface. I think you should be able to use that to control which device > becomes eth0, eth1, etc. > > alex > > Sorry Alex, This was something seen while investigating a different problem and searching log files for clues. That discussion was in another thread so you never saw it. NetworkManager is running and I am not touching /etc/network/interfaces. My question also had nothing to do with the other discussion, it was just something I was surprised to see. -- Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. - Thomas Jefferson