[K12OSN] PXE Files missing in Version 6

Peter Scheie peter at scheie.homedns.org
Mon Mar 26 14:46:28 UTC 2007


Robert Arkiletian wrote:
> On 3/23/07, Peter Scheie <peter at scheie.homedns.org> wrote:
>>
>> > I've got one other question. The box I'm working on has an on-board
>> > Gigabit NIC and I added a 3Com 10/100 NIC. I would like for the 
>> on-board
>> > nic to be eth0 and serve the terminals and the 3Com to be eth1 and
>> > connect to our lan. But, when I installed the OS, it defaulted the 
>> other
>> > way. Is there a fairly simple way to switch them?
>> >
>> In /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ you'll find ifcfg-eth0 and 
>> ifcfg-eth1.  In each of
>> those you can specify the MAC address of the card you want the script 
>> to control.  The
>> syntax is
>>
>> HWADDR=00:08:54:4F:49:1D
>>
>> Adjust the above address to fit your cards, and use the respective 
>> address for each card.
>>
> 
> Thanks Petre,
> I had thought about this problem before. If you have verified that
> this does work, I think it would be a prime item for the wiki.
> 
Yes, this does work, as I've used it on more than one occasion.  I've added it to the wiki.

Petre




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