SOLVED: why ubuntu increases interface name of network card eth

[Lev Olshvang]

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I did not knw that udev writes new rules on every boot:

The problem was in file
 /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules

I cleaned this file and rebooted.

ThanX


Lev Olshvang wrote:
> Shalom List,
>
> Please advice me on the following issue :
>
> I have Compact flash with Ubuntu 8.04 installation and several mini 
> ATX boxes
>
> When I booted up first box, I had eth0 interface up
>
> The second box received eth1 name
>
> The third one got  eth2
>
> /etc/udev/rules.d/z25_persistent-net.rules
>
> I do not see any network card related information in udevinfo --export_db
>
> My /etc/network/interfaces is :
>
>
>
> I saw once the post from Shahar:
>
> "On Debian systems, check out 
> /etc/udev/rules.d/z25-persistent-network. Just delete the lines for 
> the old and the new network card, and let it choose automatically eth0.
>
> Shachar "
>
>
> But  I do not see anything related to the inerface number in my 
> udev/rules for Ubuntu
>
> I have a feeling that the list of PCI devices is stored in some place  
> and  the udev matching see network card MAC address stored when I 
> booted other boxes
>
> I need some answer today if possible ???
>
>
>
> ThanX,
> Lev
>
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