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

From: Andrzej Krzysztofowicz (ankry@green.mif.pg.gda.pl)
Date: Wed Aug 08 2001 - 06:40:52 EST

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>
> Andrzej Krzysztofowicz <ankry@pg.gda.pl> writes:
>
> > 1. NFS-root needs to have RARP/NFS servers on eth0.
> > How can you deal with it if you have two boards supported by a single
> > driver and, unfortunately, the one you need is detected as eth1 ?
> > Assume that you cannot switch them as they use different media type...
>
> Hmm. Then my system that does DHCP/NFS root with 2.4.7 and comes up
> on eth2 is doesn't work? Hmm it looks like it works to me.

Then the documentation I've read must be outdated.
Sorry.

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