RE: Swapping eth0 and eth1 designations

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There sure is.  Just look in /etc/modules.conf -- chances are, the two
device names (eth0 and eth1) are mapped to specific kernel drivers in
there.  Just switch the device names around, and they should associate
properly for you.

    -Fred Whipple
     iMagine Internet Services

> Hi!
> 
> I have just acquired an old Dell P166 desktop to use as a 
> firewall, and it 
> had a 3Com 3c905 on board. It was detected using the 3c59x module and 
> worked without a problem. I have now added a second 3Com 
> 3c905 network card 
> (PCI) to the system, and it appears that this one is also 
> working perfectly.
> 
> However, the new add-in card is now eth0 and the onboard 
> network is eth1. 
> Just out of sheer idle curiosity, is there a way I can swap 
> those two so 
> that the onboard is eth0 and the add-in is eth1?


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