On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 08:44:16 -0500, Allan Gottlieb wrote: > > Removing it does the same thing. The device file is re-created with > > the currently probed hardware and indexes start from 0. It's just > > that most people prefer to just remove it because it's less typing > > and less prone to errors. > > I was worried that then eth0 might be wireless and eth1 wired, > but I should have tried it and only changed names if the switch > happened.
No, that was a valid worry, you did the right thing. Removing the file is easiest, but only 100% safe if you have only one eth device. -- Neil Bothwick Love and Trust: Oral sex between cannibals.
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