Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 20:59:38 -0500 (EST) From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@hotjobs.com> To: Rod Taylor <oscentral@usa.net> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Network Cards Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902032054580.7866-100000@bright.fx.genx.net> In-Reply-To: <99020320193400.08377@a20.my.intranet>
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On Wed, 3 Feb 1999, Rod Taylor wrote: > I've often wondered this, but why is it that every network card has a different > 'name'. > > xl0, rl0, vr0, ed0, etc. etc. etc > > I tried simlinking them to a common name (I have xl0, rl0, and ed0 active in my > current machine). linked to eth0, eth1, eth2 (didn't work). look at /etc/rc* , try to formulate something like rc.conf where you define internet interfaces like: eth0 = "xl0" look at rc.firewall for better examples. > However, it would be nice if they all had a common name to the end user.. > Primarily, me.. Especially when you rip out one card, install another, then > the name changes on you... ifconfig -a Alfred Perlstein - Programmer, HotJobs Inc. - www.hotjobs.com -- There are operating systems, and then there's FreeBSD. -- http://www.freebsd.org/ 4.0-current To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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