On 12/10/2015 05:33 PM, John R Pierce wrote: > On 12/10/2015 1:56 PM, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: >> As a lesser example, I just*adore* the new ethernet names - NOT. Breaks >> scripts, makes it all more difficult, not to mention*so* much easier to >> guess, when you've debugging a box and your organization has hardware from >> many OEMs. What was wrong with eth0, or even em1? > when you have multiple adapters, perhaps different types (maybe 2 10gigE > and 2 1gigE?) which one is eth0 supposed to be? BSD has always used > driver type in the network device names, and having dealt with device > confusions before, I understand why. > > > ethtool can easily tell you the capabilities of the device - you don't need magic names. -- Stephen Clark *NetWolves Managed Services, LLC.* Director of Technology Phone: 813-579-3200 Fax: 813-882-0209 Email: steve.clark at netwolves.com http://www.netwolves.com