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Old 11-05-2012, 12:56 PM   #1
mysty1
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Redhat 6.3, ifcfg-eth2 missing


With a RH6.3 install on Dell 1950, having at least 6 nic ports, /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 and -eth1 show up but not -eth2 or -eth3...
I do see ifcfg-p1p1 & -p1p2 & -p2p1 & -p2p2. If these are nic configs, why the different names?
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Old 11-05-2012, 01:42 PM   #2
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This post may help you understand why you have p1p1 and p1p2: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Featur...rkDeviceNaming
 
Old 11-05-2012, 02:49 PM   #3
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Redhat 6.3, ifcfg-eth2 missing

fpmurphy,
The http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Featur...rkDeviceNaming page explained away my concerns.
Many thanks. mysty1
 
  


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