[Gllug] NICs on RHEL 4.0

[Karanbir Singh]

Yashpal Nagar wrote:
> Hi All,
> I have a Redhat Enterprise linux 4.0 with two NICs on a DL320, 32 bit 
> arch HP server.
> Problem is every reboot the interface eth0 flips over to the other 
> physical interface and then i have to physically  move the cable to 
> other interface.
> 
> I get the following on console.
> Nov  8 12:29:40 servername ifup: Device eth0 has different MAC address 
> than expected, ignoring.
> 
> What i have tried:
> 1. By specifying the HWADDR keyword in ifcfg-eth0 but no luck.
> 2. i have also tried putting BOOTPROTO=none and placing the 
> /sbin/ifconfig eth0 hw ether 00:0B:CD:4E:31:C1 in /etc/rc.d/rc/local
> and then restart the network interface as told at
> 
> http://www.redhat.com/archives/redhat-list/2003-April/msg02721.html
> http://whoozoo.co.uk/mac-spoof-linux.htm but still same problem.
> 
> The both NIC is NetXtreme BCM5702X Gigabit Ethernet.
> 
> Any pointer/hack would be highly appreciated.

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