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15 ethernet interfaces, which is Eth0 ? ( in linux )
We have stacked servers and the people that manage them are very very far away. They need to plug into eth0 and the dell servers run Redhat 4.
Without plugging in all the interfaces, how can we determine which actuall nick ( or quad nic port ) is eth0
I need someone to be able to physicaly point to eth0
How does linux deside which one is zero ?
Without plugging in all the interfaces, how can we determine which actuall nick ( or quad nic port ) is eth0
I need someone to be able to physicaly point to eth0
How does linux deside which one is zero ?
rindi
ifconfig eth0 will show you some info on the nic, including it's MAC address. From that you should be able to find out which one it is.
if ifplugd is running on the server and you can call the people that support the box you can be on the phone and plug in 1 interface, they should then be able to tell you by looking at /var/log/messages which interface has been plugged in, if it isn't the correct one move to the next one till they tell you eth0 is plugged in.
It would pay at that stage to create a list / map of the cards and label the interfaces.
It would pay at that stage to create a list / map of the cards and label the interfaces.
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I have found more often then not (allot more then not), that the port furthest to the right is eth0.
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