Anaconda multiple Ethernet cards question

[Aioanei Rares]

On 09/21/2009 04:33 PM, Chris Lumens wrote:
>> Today while installing F11 from DVD, I noticed something : if one has
>> multiple Ethernet cards in his/her computer, if booting with 'asknetwork',
>> when it comes to configuring the network you are greeted with eth0 :<MAC
>> address>  and below eth1 :<MAC address>. I think it would be niftier if the
>> identification string of the card was printed also (eg VIA Rhine III) so
>> people would know what card to choose and how.
>>      
> If you've got two network cards of the same kind, they're going to have
> the same description.  Also the UI is constrained to something like<70
> characters there so there's not really all that much we can display
> there.
>
> - Chris
>
>    
They're different; and listing the description string looks more 
important to the user than listing the MAC.