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On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 08:44:16 -0500, Allan Gottlieb wrote: |
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> > Removing it does the same thing. The device file is re-created with |
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> > the currently probed hardware and indexes start from 0. It's just |
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> > that most people prefer to just remove it because it's less typing |
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> > and less prone to errors. |
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> I was worried that then eth0 might be wireless and eth1 wired, |
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> but I should have tried it and only changed names if the switch |
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> happened. |
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No, that was a valid worry, you did the right thing. Removing the file is |
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easiest, but only 100% safe if you have only one eth device. |
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Love and Trust: Oral sex between cannibals. |
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