how do I lock physical NIC's to static device names?

[Pete Clapham]

Question --

Are you dealing with a DHCP environment in which your Linux box takes an 
IP number from DHCP, or are you trying to set up your Linux box as a 
domain controller or other server?  In the former case, you should be 
able to arrange a "long-term lease" of an IP number for your Linux box 
so that it always gets the same IP number for DHCP (there are advantages 
to doing it this way for the IT folks; I've used it for years on both 
linux, Sun, and Windoze boxes and it works fine); in the latter click on 
system -> administration ->network ->network settings ->properties (of 
the NIC) -> Static IP . . . .  It should be clear from there.

cheers,
pete

stan wrote:
> I poked around a bit in /etc/udev and /lib/udev, and frankly I am confused.
> I want to absolutely lock down a mapping between MAC addresses and device
> names on UBUNTU 7.10 installations. can some kind soul point me to how to
> do this?
>
>   

-- 
Pete Clapham
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, Ohio, 44115

Voice:  [216] 687-4820
Fax:  [216] 687-6972
w.clapham at csuohio.edu


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