Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Tue,01.Sep.09, 08:07:00, C. G. Montgomery wrote: > > [big snip] > > Let's see if I got it right. You have: > > - 1 DSL modem/router/whatever with 1 ethernet port > - a Debian computer with 1 (one) ethernet card/port > - a cable connecting the modem and the computer via the respective ports
Correct. > Why do you want to put you configuration under eth1 if it's the *same* > card/port? I'm asking because eth1 should be the name of the *second* > ethernet card/port, should you ever have one. A moral imperative? ;-) I thought one purpose of udev was to make it possible to use interface names like "HereAtHome" or "Lucille". ;-) (As I will post separately, I have things working now.) Thanks for your comments. regards cgm -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
