[ale] specify interface for specific NIC?

[James Kinney]

I have all of my NIC's load as modules. Then I define aliases ethx based
on base address. This works even for 2 identical cards.

alias eth1 3c59x io=0xb800
alias eth2 3c59x io=0xb000

On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Robert Butera wrote:

>
> Hi folks.
>
> I'm adding a wireless NIC to a computer that already has three (eth0, eth1,
> eth2).
>
> The "problem" is that the computer assigns interface #s in the order that
> the cards are found at bootup.  So the wireless NIC now comes up as eth0,
> and the NICs that used to be eth0/1/2 are now eth1/2/3.  For whatever its
> worth, the card I'm adding is a Orinoco PCMCIA card in a ISA adapter.
>
> Ideally, I want the card that I added to come up as eth3, not eth0.  Any
> clue how to do this? I realize I could just go change all the network
> settings and "deal" with the new numbering.   I also realize I could change
> the initd order of the PCMCIA init script so that it is run after the NICs
> are configured.  But as a matter of principle :), there's got to be a
> proper way to specify this, either based on MAC addresses, slot #s, or
> something.  Any ideas?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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