swapping interfaces - Update

From: Michael Robokoff (mrobo_at_mrdek.com)
Date: 03/08/04

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    Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 13:34:44 -0600
To: CW Harris <charris@rtcmarketing.com>, Debian Users <debian-user@lists.debian.org>

    We have the driver compiled into the kernel and we have tried the ether=
    command at startup but that is not working either. I have also change the
    irq assigned to each by the bios. The gigabit card is still coming up as
    eth0.

    --Mike

    CW Harris wrote:

    >On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 01:28:26PM -0800, Rodney D. Myers wrote:
    >
    >
    >>On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 14:46:58 -0600
    >>Michael Robokoff <mrobo@ahpcrc.org> wrote:
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>>I have a machine with 2 ethernet interfaces installed. The systems
    >>>installed
    >>>with the Gigabit interface as eth0 and 100MB interface as eth1.
    >>>Can someone tell me how to change this so the 100MB interface is
    >>>eth0 and the gigabit interface is eth1?
    >>>
    >>>Thanks
    >>>
    >>>--Mike
    >>>
    >>>
    >>I may be off here, and someone will let me know.
    >>
    >>It should be as simple as shutting down the interfaces "ifdown -a"
    >>
    >>Then editing the /etc/network/interface file, and swapping the "eth0" &
    >>"eth1"
    >>
    >>
    >
    >That will change the assignments (address, etc) of eth0, eth1 but not
    >which physical card is eth0, eth1.
    >
    >Look at the "ether=" boot parameters for the kernel (see the
    >Ethernet-HOWTO for more info.)
    >
    >
    >
    >>--
    >>Rodney D. Myers <rdmyers@MtPalomar.net> Registered Linux User #96112
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    >>
    >>They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a
    >>little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
    >> Ben Franklin - 1759
    >>
    >>
    >
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    > 

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