Hi, thanks for your answer. I had looked in the rpm and I suppose you mean this file: /lib/udev/rules.d/71-biosdevname.rules it doesn't talk pci ports/slots, but your explanation of biosdevname is enough for me, I hope the man page will be updated in the future. On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 5:32 PM, Peter Robinson <pbrobinson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Kevin Wilson <wkevils@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> I have biosdevname-0.3.8-1.fc15.x86_64 on fedora 15 machine. >> >> I see from >> man biosdevname , that the name of the devices should be: >> .. >> em<port> >> for embedded NICs >> >> pci<slot>#<port>_<virtual instance> >> for cards in PCI slots >> .. >> >> ifconfig shows I have em1, p2p1; >> indded em1 is embedded NICs. >> However , the second nic is PCI nic. Why does it not defined as >> pci<slot>#<port>? >> is this some udev definition (some policy) which sets other names for >> pci nics ? >> any idea where this policy is defined and how can I choose a different >> policy ? >> > > Have a look in the rpm and you'll see the rule file listed. p2 is pci slot 2 > and p1 is port 1. Looks consistent to me. > > Peter > > -- > devel mailing list > devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel > -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
