[NTLUG:Discuss] which one is eth0, and which one is eth1?

[m m]

>From: Mark Bickel <eusmb at exu.ericsson.se>
>Reply-To: discuss at ntlug.org
>To: discuss at ntlug.org
>Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] which one is eth0, and which one is eth1?
>Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 13:05:08 -0500 (CDT)
>
>jc wrote:
>
> > From: "m m" <llliiilll at hotmail.com>
> > Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] which one is eth0, and which one is eth1?
>
> > 1. How do I know which card is eth0 and the other is eth1 physically? I
> > guess that it is based on the motherboard's slot order? right?
>
>Nope. The network devices are not "physical" devices - they are not 
>represented
>under /dev/. Rather, they are "logical" device names known to the kernel, 
>and
>they are logically assigned as they are recognized by the kernel. In most 
>modern
....

Does it mean that I can plug internal network cable and Internet cable into 
them regardless which card to hook up which cable?




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