Re: Assigning to new NICs the previous interface names.

2010-07-29 Thread Sthu Deus
Thank You for Your time and answer, Stephen: > Edit the file > /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules and delete the line(s) > which describe the card you want to replace. That's all true. Is there a technique where this can be done automatically? Say, there is a man that knows how to operate

Re: Assigning to new NICs the previous interface names.

2010-07-29 Thread Stephen Powell
On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:06:24 -0400 (EDT), Sthu Deus wrote: > > Is possible to be done somehow automatically (by the tools available > for Debian and not writing my own scripts)? I haven't been following this thread; so I don't know what specific problem you are trying to solve. But for me, the m

Re: Assigning to new NICs the previous interface names.

2010-07-29 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:06:24 +0700, Sthu Deus wrote: > Thank You for Your time and answer, Camaleón: > >> Just guessing, but... how about changing/adjusting their udev names >> matching their MAC address? > > In my view it is impossible (though correct me if I'm wrong here): I do > not know the

Re: Assigning to new NICs the previous interface names.

2010-07-29 Thread Sthu Deus
Thank You for Your time and answer, Camaleón: > Just guessing, but... how about changing/adjusting their udev names > matching their MAC address? In my view it is impossible (though correct me if I'm wrong here): I do not know the MACs of the new NICs that will be installed as a replacement for

Re: Assigning to new NICs the previous interface names.

2010-07-27 Thread Camaleón
On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:20:46 +0700, Sthu Deus wrote: > How I can make best way the following: > > having 2 NICs in an OS (called eth0 and eth1, having iptables rules set > accordingly) and exchanging one or two of them with (an)other(s) NIC(s), > to make it be again (called eth0 and eth1, having

Assigning to new NICs the previous interface names.

2010-07-27 Thread Sthu Deus
Good day. How I can make best way the following: having 2 NICs in an OS (called eth0 and eth1, having iptables rules set accordingly) and exchanging one or two of them with (an)other(s) NIC(s), to make it be again (called eth0 and eth1, having iptables rules set accordingly) automatically. ? F