[olug] Two Network Cards

[Obi-Wan]

> Thanks for the info.  question: how does the os know the MAC address for
> eth0 and eth1?  How does it know "where" the network card hardware is?

I guess it depends on the order in which the ports are detected.
In 10 years of working with Debian-based OSes, the eth numbering
has always matched the numbers stamped on the back of the machine
next to each plug.

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