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RE: [Xen-users] in domU eth0 is now eth3?

To: "Rune Elvemo" <rune.elvemo@xxxxxxx>, "Xen users" <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] in domU eth0 is now eth3?
From: "Petersson, Mats" <Mats.Petersson@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:44:29 +0100
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Rune Elvemo
> Sent: 14 March 2007 15:15
> To: Xen users
> Subject: [Xen-users] in domU eth0 is now eth3?
> 
> We had a little strange experience here. We had to copy 
> something to our
> xen image. It was done while the domU was down, mounting using the
> loopback device.
> After we had finished the job, unmounted, and restarted the 
> domU, we had
> no eth0. Got an error message in the bootup. I thought something had
> gone really wrong, and that we no more had network access in this
> particular domU.
> 
> After checking things out, there was still an ethernet device, however
> now it's listed as eth3 inside the domU. Is there a way to 
> control what
> the virtual ethernet device should be named inside the virtual domU? 
> 
> Given the current config it could  for instance all of a 
> sudden turn up
> as eth2, so it would be nice to be able to say that it should 
> ALWAYS be
> known as eth0
> 
> Anyone who has any suggestions?
> 
> (I've attached the current config, only diffence from the 
> actual config
> is that the real IP is not specified, there is only one bridge in use,
> and eth3 does work exactly like the previous eth0 did)

I believe the latest 3.0.4-1 has a fix for this. Certainly, it's been
fixed in xen unstable. 

--
Mats
> 
> Thanks!
> 



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