'eth3' as default?

[Alain Rochon]

SUSE stores its networking configuration in /etc/sysconfig/network (network
card) and /etc/sysconfig/hardware (pci bus info).  The network card
configuration file named "ifcfg-eth-id-mac-address" includes the
pci-bus-address of the card as part of its configuration, and uses this info
to link back to the hardware configuration file to apply permanent settings
to the card.  "eth0", or "eth3" in this case, is a symbolic name that
doesn't appear to be recorded anywhere.  The card "should" maintain its
correct configuration even though the symbolic name may change.

Alain

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From: 	owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org [mailto:owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org]  On Behalf Of Muhammad
Imran
Sent:	May 8, 2006 12:00 PM
To:	tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
Subject:	RE: [TLUG]: 'eth3' as default?

>SuSE10 was first installed on /dev/hda3, then I copied everything over
>to /dev/hda2.  I changed /etc/fstab, /boot/grub/menu.list, etc.  So, it
>boots okey.  But, the ethernet is now 'eth3', instead of 'eth0' as it
>was before.
>
>Does anyone know where the config is stored on SuSE?
>

Have you tried using YaST? I believe it has an option to make an interface
default. You can launch yast by typing 'yast' on the command line as root.

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