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I just replaced my old ethernet card with a new one, and now the number has changed from eth0 to eth2, how can I get it back to eth0?...
  1. 06-28-2009 #1
    BL4CKFIRE64
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    New ethernet card, new eth number?



    I just replaced my old ethernet card with a new one, and now the number has changed from eth0 to eth2, how can I get it back to eth0?
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  2. 07-02-2009 #2
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    I had the same problem, You have to tweak a file in an udev script. try to grep for eth0.

    I'll post more information tonight.
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  3. 07-02-2009 #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by BL4CKFIRE64 View Post
    I just replaced my old ethernet card with a new one, and now the number has changed from eth0 to eth2, how can I get it back to eth0?
    Persistent NIC naming is handled by Udev - Debian Wiki

    Edit the file below and delete the lines for any current NIC's. After reboot, the NIC's will be reset to eth0, eth1, etc. in the order they are detected.

    Code:
    /etc/udev/rules.d/75-persistent-net-generator.rules
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