[olug] Two Network Cards

[Rob Townley]

On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 4:15 PM, Obi-Wan <obiwan at jedi.com> wrote:

> > Thanks for the info.  question: how does the os know the MAC address for
> > eth0 and eth1?  How does it know "where" the network card hardware is?
>
> I guess it depends on the order in which the ports are detected.
> In 10 years of working with Debian-based OSes, the eth numbering
> has always matched the numbers stamped on the back of the machine
> next to each plug.
>


i have a Dell and a Compaq, both with two embedded NICs.  Windows Server
2000 and 2003 reverse the order of 1 and 2.  CentOS matches them up
correctly.


>
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