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From: Tanstaafl <tanstaafl@×××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Udev update and persistent net rules changes
Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:41:56
Message-Id: 515B3461.7080603@libertytrek.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Udev update and persistent net rules changes by Jarry
1 On 2013-04-02 3:21 PM, Jarry <mr.jarry@×××××.com> wrote:
2 > On 02-Apr-13 21:13, Paul Hartman wrote:
3 >> On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 7:00 PM, Peter Humphrey
4 >> <peter@××××××××××××××.org> wrote:
5 >>> The most important para to me in the news item was: "The feature can
6 >>> also be
7 >>> completely disabled using net.ifnames=0 on the kernel command line."
8 >>> I just
9 >>> added that to my grub.conf entries and I sail blissfully on with eth0.
10 >>
11 >> I updated remote virtual server (xen guest) and added this same
12 >> option, crossed my fingers and rebooted, eth0 was still there and I
13 >> was happy.
14 >
15 > I think it is not necessary to add any options. If after upgrading
16 > to udev200 you do not do anything, after reboot you still have eth0.
17 > "Empty" 80-net-name-slot.rules takes care of it...
18
19 ?
20
21 Are you saying that now, with udev-200, the default is the OLD way, and
22 you have to intentionally enable the NEW way??
23
24 This is mind-boggling.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Udev update and persistent net rules changes Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>