Re: How does "alias ethX drivername" in modules.conf work?

[Alan Cox]

>  > Why not have a provision like the following:
> 
>  > 1. For a given driver, assign ethX in [ascending|descending]
>  >    (pick one) order based on MAC addr. At least this is a
>  >    predictable order; it should never change for a given driver.
> 
> Alan Cox will correct me if I'm wrong, but memory says that he pointed
> out a while back some problem with this idea. I've cc'd this to him
> for comments.

Correct. MAC addresses are defined per machine not per card. That they tend
to be per card is on a PC isnt always true elsewhere. For example many sparc
boxes have one mac per machine.

Its still a valuable way of naming devices.