On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 6:56 PM, Nathan Duehr <denverpilot at me.com> wrote: > >> >>> We ship servers to remote sites, which are rarely staffed with techs familiar with Linux. We have them tell us the static IP configuration for the box before we ship it, then we set it up for them here and ship it out to the site, where they just plug it in, turn it on, and walk away. >>> >>> That’s the ideal, anyway. >>> >> >> Is there anyone who has more than a few boxes at more than one >> location who _doesn't_ have this issue? I'd like to see a FAQ or >> something by whoever designed the network configuration system about >> how they planned for it to work (with and without GUI availability). >> Likewise for what is supposed to happen when you restore a backup onto >> different hardware. > > Most of the time, I end up nuking HWADDR from orbit on most boxes. It just causes more trouble than it fixes. Sure, but the interface names will be different in the 'restore backup case' - especially on servers that have several. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com