Well,
In fact I have had one totally unknown entry in /etc/iftab with line:
eth0 mac {here totally random MAC}
and where it came from I don't know.
What have helped me was removing/commenting this entry. After this
simple step everything goes smoothly (at least with NICs, I have another
problem w
DO NOT install ifrename! You will render your installation unworkabke.
In Ubuntu the /etc/iftab file is generated by the installer and used by
udev
In future releases we hope to have it kept up to date automatically.
--
NIC names - confusion
https://launchpad.net/bugs/49121
--
ubuntu-bugs mai
I guess the user is supposed to telepathically know what iftab is?
/etc/iftab is part of the ifrename package, which is not part of the
stock *buntu installation. Just install ifrename, then follow the above
example. Works like a charm.
You cannot predict what order the kernel will bring up interf
