Re: how to keep eth0 etch0 and not change

Michael Kerwin(michael@kerputer.com) is reported to have said:
> I am seeing some strange behavior on a debian etch stable computer that I
> just installed using the new debian 4.0 r1 disc.
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> I have the static address set in /etc/network/interfaces for eth0 but then
> when I ran ifconfig it said it was eth9 and it was using the dchp address
> from the server not my static address. So I added eth9 to the
> /etc/network/interfaces for the static address I wanted and when I rebooted
> and did an ifconfig it said it was using eth10 and the dchp address. Why is
> the Ethernet changing? What can I do so I can keep a satic address. I have
> the address I want in the host file also.
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> Any help would be appreciated,
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Read the earlier thread titled "latest udev (0.114-2) problem"

Then check if its udev that may be causing your problem.

Wayne

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