Re: Mess in network

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On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:54:48 -0500, Les Mikesell wrote:

> Antonio M wrote:
> > 2008/3/10, pursley1@xxxxxxxxxxxx <pursley1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> >>
> >>
> >> Unfortunately -
> >>     1) We don't know which updated component is messing up the network
> >>  connection.
> > from the list of updated component we should reduce the hunt
> > 
> >>     2) I'm relatively new to Fedora (but not Linux) and so I don't know
> >>  where to file bugs anyway.
> > 
> > bugzilla.redhat.com is the place.
> > 
> >>     3) Since it only did it on 1 of my 2 computers, it seems to be some
> >>  problem dependent on the hardware...or luck.
> >>
> >>
> > I assumed long ago that there is no luck or magic in software.... :-)
> 
> It became magic when the kernel started detecting devices in parallel so 
> the names are essentially randomized.  The ethN devices are supposed to 
> be sorted out and renamed before activation if you have the ethernet 
> hardware address in the corresponding 
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ethN file.  Run 'ifconfig' and be 
> sure the hwaddr matches what is in your file for each nic.

Doubtful. I do have the h/w addr in the files. The name of the
devices did not change either. I just had to drop the appended ".bak"
and bring up the if. On next boot, the failure is not repeated.


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