Problem setting up wired networking

[Bill Nottingham]

Anne Wilson (cannewilson at googlemail.com) said: 
> > > But why?
> >
> > Because modules are loaded in parallel on boot, so interfaces
> > can come up named different things on each boot depending on
> > delays, etc. udev is renaming them based on the configuration
> > in the system so that the devices remain the same from boot
> > to boot.
>
> Bill, I've used wireless on other systems for quite a long time, and I've 
> never come across such a situation.

Not sure what to say, other than maybe 'you're lucky'? In any
case, it's a generally harmless message that should not affect
functionality - it's just ensuring the device names are consistent
between reboots.

Bill