> As I recall my solution was to comment out the modprobe alias created > for the network cards (/etc/modprobe.conf) and then in > network-scripts, use the HWADDR in each config script. Make sure the > device=ethX matches the name of the file, if nothing else, for your > own sanity - since the OS checks that line, and does not care what the > file is named. > > Thank you for your answer. I will look it up. I found this useful article: Linux Enumeration of NICs http://linux.dell.com/files/whitepapers/nic-enum-whitepaper-v4.pdf The author, a Dell employee, made a script to automate the process of ordering the NICs. He also gives tips to manually solve this recurring problem. Regards Miguel