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List:       xen-users
Subject:    Re: [Xen-users] domU interface numbers?
From:       Jonathan Wheeler <griffous () griffous ! net>
Date:       2005-10-28 9:22:17
Message-ID: 4361EDC9.1010709 () griffous ! net
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Jeff Collins wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 28, 2005 at 02:01:09AM +1300, Jonathan Wheeler wrote:
> 
>>Hi All,
>>
> 
> 
> Hello...
> 
> 
>>I'm using opensuse 10.0, with Xen3.0 7398, and I'm having real trouble 
>>with my domU interface names.
>>Whenever I change the networking configuration for the domU in the xen 
>>config file for that dom, the ethX in domU increments.
>>I'm not doing anything special, just a standard bridged interface, and 
>>I'll add it does work correctly - bridging out it's vif etc.
>>But I can't have the eth interface changing. Currently my domU is up to 
>>eth7.
>>I just want it to be eth0 like any normal [real] linux host, and stay 
>>that way!
>>
> 
> 
> I had the same problem, and it is being caused by udev.  To return the
> first eth interface on the domU to eth0, you have to go into yast2,
> system, edit /etc/sysconfig and under Network -> Hardware -> Config,
> change Force_Peristent_Names to no.  If you have multiple interfaces,
> you may want to put it back to yes once you have things the way you
> like them.
Brilliant!

Thanks Jeff that's me working correctly

> This all assumes that you're running SUSE in the domU as well, but I'm
> sure that other distro's have similar settings...

Yup, thankyou muchly!

> hth,
> Jeff

Jonathan

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