ann kok([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > > thank you Andrew > > the content is > iface eth0 inet static > address 10.0.0.2 > network 10.0.0.0 > netmask 255.0.0.0 > gateway 10.0.0.1 > > My question is: > > dmesg to grep eth can show "eth0 and eth1" for intel > card > but ifconfig for the intel card is eth7 and eth8 > respectively. > > When I put eth0 in the /network/interface and reboot > again, eth0 does not exist. I have to put eth7 > instead. but why dmesg is different ifconfig. > > how and why debian defines the network card? > <--<snip>-->
You might try the answer to the question "Intel pro100 NIC problem in Etch" from Yuwen Dai today. Wayne -- Rich companies buy Red Hat Linux and a costly service agreement. Smart companies install Debian Linux and just enjoy it. _______________________________________________________ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]