Michael Kerwin([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > I am seeing some strange behavior on a debian etch stable computer that I > just installed using the new debian 4.0 r1 disc. > > > > I have the static address set in /etc/network/interfaces for eth0 but then > when I ran ifconfig it said it was eth9 and it was using the dchp address > from the server not my static address. So I added eth9 to the > /etc/network/interfaces for the static address I wanted and when I rebooted > and did an ifconfig it said it was using eth10 and the dchp address. Why is > the Ethernet changing? What can I do so I can keep a satic address. I have > the address I want in the host file also. > > > > > > Any help would be appreciated, >
Read the earlier thread titled "latest udev (0.114-2) problem" Then check if its udev that may be causing your problem. Wayne -- Air conditioned environment - Do NOT open Windows! _______________________________________________________ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]