Re: Network interface name

[Chris Adams <cmadams hiwaay net>]

Once upon a time, Greg Hosler <greg hosler per sg> said:
> if the 2 NIC's use the same driver (i.e. module), then the answer is "no".
> (Ed's answer about the HWADDR is irrelevant. HWADDR is used to *set* the
> MAC address of a NIC, not to match up a device with a certain MAC address).

Funny, it works for me.  I have been using HWADDR to bind a particular
config to a particular interface for years.

The MACADDR setting does what you are talking about (change the MAC
address of an interface).
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Chris Adams <cmadams hiwaay net>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.