Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 08:22:11 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com> Cc: Rod Taylor <oscentral@usa.net>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Network Cards Message-ID: <199902041622.IAA15091@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 04 Feb 1999 19:07:56 %2B0900." <36B9717C.EBDE13@newsguy.com>
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> 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). > > > > 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... > > Suppose you have "xl" and "vr" in your computer. They are named eth0 > and eth1, respectively. You then replace your "vr" by a "ed". Mark > with an X the correct option: > > ( ) the names for "vr" and "ed" will be eth0 and eth1, respectively. > ( ) the names for "vr" and "ed" will be eth1 and eth0, respectively. > ( ) none of the above > > Can you see what I'm getting at here? :-) > > The best solution would be hardwiring the names, but in that case it > doesn't matter what are the default names. Actually, this is just a pathalogical case of: You have de0 and de1 in your computer. You replace one with another 'de' card/rearrange cards/whatever. Mark with an X the correct option ( ) de0 remains de0, de1 remains de1 ( ) de0 becomes de1, de1 becomes de0 ( ) you discover a new device, de-1 Having a single linear namespace for interfaces would, actually, make life somewhat easier for the administrator. You can simulate it buy only buying one type of ethernet card. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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