On 10/08/12 04:31, Scott Robbins wrote: ... > I tend to agree with the slashdot commentator who called it overcomplicated and unnecessary. It's another idea from > Fedora, the theory, IIRC, was that this way, devices would always have the same name, whereas under the > method that has been used device names could change on a reboot. (Haven't experienced that myself, but > dunno). this has happened to me a couple of times worst case: eth0 = unused realtek onboard eth1 = intel nic used for lan1 eth2 = intel nic used for lan2 eth3 = intel nic used for wan realtek onboard nic dies during a server reboot eth1 -> eth0 = unused eth2 -> eth1 = lan1 eth3 -> eth2 = lan2 firewall rules now apply lan2 rules to the wan with MAC address pinning, none of the interfaces come up because the addresses do not match the names. very lucky that was not off-site K -- Kahlil (Kal) Hodgson GPG: C9A02289 Head of Technology (m) +61 (0) 4 2573 0382 DealMax Pty Ltd (w) +61 (0) 3 9008 5281 Suite 1415 401 Docklands Drive Docklands VIC 3008 Australia "All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer." -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925