On Thu, Feb 20, 2003 at 01:33:50AM -0800, Adam Lydick wrote: > Is there a way to associate a MAC or device type (wireless vs. ethernet) > with entries in /etc/network/interfaces? My laptop is configured to > disable the ethernet hardware onboard if the cable is disconnected, thus > eth0 and eth1 are often interchanged. Also, the driver used for a given > card will change the name given to the interface (wlan0 vs. eth1). > > Is there a way to ID a nic via the MAC address (in > /etc/network/interfaces) so that I am not bound to the whims of > device/driver activation order?
see /usr/share/doc/ifupdown/examples/ Mike. -- Mike Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ZL4TXK, IRLP Node 6184 CPU's dont tend to work very well after their "magic smoke" has escaped.
